El Playon surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (27 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
!
!
!
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!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
1.7
S
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141316151514141414141716161616151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117810182479243723152284221621852190216034863304307230343345302326512347209818951704166814911049
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.39
2:46PM
0.85
3:14AM
0.45
3:42PM
0.87
4:11AM
0.52
4:27PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.19
9:58PM
0.20
8:39AM
0.18
10:36PM
0.16
9:40AM
0.16
11:08PM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset----6:10-------6:10-------6:09---
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021212121202020202122212120202020212222212120
Feels °C (?)192020202020192020202021192019202020212121202020
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