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El Playon surfForecast / Ica / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 |
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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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 16 | NW 16 | S 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
 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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | W 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| 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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 13 | W 16 | NW 11 | W 20 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1792 | 1616 | — | 1514 | 1468 | 1357 | 1192 | 1192 | 536 | 502 | 980 | 1053 | 1004 | — | 396 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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