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El Playon surfForecast / Ica / Peru
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Playon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
656 | 1081 | 1169 | 1397 | 1361 | 1292 | 1241 | 1161 | 1114 | 1083 | 1083 | 1206 | 2221 | 2297 | 2427 | 2627 | 2294 | 2394 | 2329 | 2114 | 2085 | 2056 | 1859 | 1715 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 1:09PM0.86m | 2:05AM0.44m | 2:12PM0.85m | 3:13AM0.52m | 3:04PM0.83m | 4:04AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.18m | 7:11AM0.24m | 9:21PM0.14m | 8:29AM0.25m | 9:56PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
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Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
656 | 1081 | 1169 | 1397 | 1361 | 1292 | 1241 | 1161 | 1114 | 1083 | 1083 | 1206 | 2221 | 2297 | 2427 | 2627 | 2294 | 2394 | 2329 | 2114 | 2085 | 2056 | 1859 | 1715 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
395 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
223 | 232 | 240 | 261 | 249 | 299 | 291 | 291 | 313 | 372 | 390 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 59 | 204 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 119 | 204 | 204 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 89 | 59 | 119 | 204 | 119 | 59 | 89 | 89 |
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