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Paraiso surfForecast / Ancash / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Paraiso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paraiso sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Paraiso today?
The current surf forecast for Paraiso at 1PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Paraiso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 33 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:47PM 0.60 | 12:13AM 0.81 | 1:59PM 0.68 | 12:57AM 0.75 | 2:50PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43AM 0.26 | 5:53PM 0.43 | 7:26AM 0.23 | 7:21PM 0.47 | 8:01AM 0.21 | 8:33PM 0.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
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