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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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
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 Sat morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
1114 | 1083 | 1083 | 1206 | 1223 | 2252 | 2379 | 2627 | 2526 | 1292 | 2329 | 2114 | 2085 | 2056 | 1859 | 1715 | 1665 | 1792 | 1616 | 1421 | 1379 | 1336 | 757 | 993 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:12PM0.85m | 3:13AM0.52m | 3:04PM0.83m | 4:04AM0.61m | 3:47PM0.79m | 4:46AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.24m | 9:21PM0.14m | 8:29AM0.25m | 9:56PM0.12m | 9:32AM0.25m | 10:25PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 14 | W 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1114 | 1083 | 1083 | 1206 | 1223 | 2252 | 2379 | 2627 | 2526 | 1292 | 2329 | 2114 | 2085 | 2056 | 1859 | 1715 | 1665 | 5 | 1616 | 1421 | 1379 | 1336 | 757 | 993 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | W 14 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 56 | 58 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 13 |
— | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
313 | 372 | 390 | 321 | 338 | — | — | — | — | 464 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1792 | — | — | — | 628 | 483 | 247 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 678 | 204 | 89 | 89 | 119 | 89 | 16 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 16 | 16 | 204 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 89 | 89 | 59 | 59 |
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