Pico Alto surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 28 Sep 2025 -05
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Pico Alto surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pico Alto sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Pico Alto today?

The current surf forecast for Pico Alto at 2PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Pico Alto. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313121212121212131414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13681236976846769769680623604494428421421330488572617672774822857743732711
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
0.46
11:19PM
0.67
12:55AM
0.68
2:02AM
0.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.26
3:19PM
0.29
5:03PM
0.32
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--6:02-------6:02-------6:02-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918171716161618201817171717171920191717161617
Feels °C (?)181818181816161618191717171817171919181717171618
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Lima

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs) at Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport 47 km from Pico Alto). 1.9m 14s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

    Pico Alto
  2. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 260 to 360 degs) at Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport 55 km from San Bartolo - Izquierditas). A 1.9m groundswell from the SSW

    San Bartolo - Izquierditas
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7 km/h
W
0.0
16.2
Air / Water (°C)
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