El Playon surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 -05
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El Playon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Playon sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Playon today?

The current surf forecast for El Playon at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (26 Apr)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s

Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2325
2258
2329
2297
2265
2056
2027
1873
1819
1792
1616
1561
1514
1468
1357
1192
1192
614
633
980
1053
1004
988
870
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:04PM0.83m
4:04AM0.61m
3:47PM0.79m
4:46AM0.69m
4:25PM0.74m
5:23AM0.76m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.25m
9:56PM0.12m
9:32AM0.25m
10:25PM0.10m
10:27AM0.25m
10:51PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:52
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
18
17
18
17
18
18
19
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
16
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
2.1
S
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
Energy kJ
2325
2258
2329
2297
2265
2056
2027
1873
1819
5
10
1561
25
25
119
119
119
614
633
123
116
85
988
870
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.3
NW
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
13
5
5
56
58
12
4
5
5
25
4
4
25
10
8
21
21
8
21
33
41
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
20
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.3
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
5
4
8
4
4
4
3
4
3
15
4
4
28
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.3
S
11
Energy kJ
1792
1616
1514
1468
1357
1192
1192
536
502
980
1053
1004
396
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
4
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
4
Distance (km)
119
119
119
59
89
113
59
59
204
204
149
59
89
119
59
59
204
204
149
89
119
89
119
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ica
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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