El Playon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ica, Peru)

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El Playon Surf Guide

Playon in Ica is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Rarely crowded here. Take care of the strong rips here.

El Playon Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Playon:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Playon occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf El Playon (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing El Playon with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in February while 87% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

87%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Playon Location Map

Interactive El Playon surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to El Playon is Pisco Airport (PIO) in Peru, which is 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to El Playon is Jorge Chavez International (Lima) Airport (LIM), also in Peru, 223 km (139 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Playon Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 3 July 2022, 11:56 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 03
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	S	S	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	8	8	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross- off

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Tides at El Playon

Current tide and informaton

For El Playon, 0 km from El Playon.

Next High Water: 09:33pm | 0.38m

Next Low Water: 05:07pm | 0.27m

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El Playon Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at El Playon is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.