
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pacasmayo today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pacasmayo at 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pacasmayo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
175 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 194 | 241 | 239 | 303 | 234 | 229 | 206 | 199 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 300 | 188 | 167 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21PM0.98m | 9:15AM0.85m | 00:07AM0.98m | 11:21AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.45m | 4:12AM0.75m | 4:11PM0.51m | 7:03AM0.73m | 6:02PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
175 | 172 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 164 | 155 | 147 | 147 | 145 | 124 | 123 | 102 | 99 | 78 | 94 | 90 | 87 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
71 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 194 | 241 | 239 | 303 | 234 | 229 | 206 | 145 | 145 | 96 | 96 | 300 | 188 | 167 | 163 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
31 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 199 | 197 | 194 | 249 | 94 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
123 | 153 | 170 | 157 | 150 | 135 | 139 | 117 | 142 | 143 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 93 | 93 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 625 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 90 | 581 | 599 | 90 | 90 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 581 | 528 | 293 | 90 |
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