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El Playon surfForecast / Ica / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
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 Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 | |
1100 | 1100 | 957 | 926 | 911 | 942 | 895 | 786 | 695 | 595 | 514 | 441 | 441 | 524 | 349 | 295 | 288 | 234 | 251 | 180 | 204 | 260 | 416 | 544 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:23AM0.76m | 4:59PM0.69m | 5:56AM0.81m | 5:31PM0.63m | 6:28AM0.84m | 6:02PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.25m | 11:15PM0.08m | 12:02PM0.25m | 11:38PM0.08m | 12:47PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | S 15 |
 kJ | 41 | 41 | 57 | 17 | 27 | 75 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 595 | 514 | 441 | 68 | 49 | 46 | 295 | 173 | 208 | 208 | 169 | 149 | 258 | 416 | 544 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | NW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | NW 12 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 69 | 49 | 23 | 49 | 32 | 31 | 43 | 31 | 29 | 112 | 260 | 255 | 255 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | W 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 15 | NW 12 | SW 18 | NW 12 | W 16 | NW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 30 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 23 | 49 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 70 | 25 | 51 | 57 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1100 | 1100 | 957 | 926 | 911 | 942 | 895 | 786 | 695 | — | — | — | 441 | 524 | 349 | — | 288 | 234 | 251 | 180 | 204 | 228 | 312 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 149 | 59 | 59 | 89 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 |
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