Playa Grande surf break

Playa Grande surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 -05
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Playa Grande surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Grande sea temperature is
21.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Grande today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Grande at 2PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Playa Grande. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111414141213121212121212121313101010101110101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)320400452861418447738413406333311311374851774385385306356392356335328171
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
1.05
7:00PM
0.94
8:09AM
1.02
7:40PM
0.85
9:14AM
0.97
8:29PM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.33
1:26AM
0.10
2:11PM
0.41
2:10AM
0.14
3:20PM
0.49
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:21---
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clear
clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222223222322222222212222222222212122222222222222
Feels °C (?)232424222423232324232322222424232325232223232323
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