Puerto Caballas surf break

Puerto Caballas surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 -05
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Puerto Caballas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Puerto Caballas sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today?

The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 8AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Puerto Caballas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
0
0
1
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313141312121616161615151514788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)212224431975232723331989227019881901211119031677144516281807140114321383128511831318139416672240
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.91
4:25PM
0.45
5:23AM
0.94
5:17PM
0.49
6:04AM
0.95
6:03PM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.22
10:09PM
0.07
12:11PM
0.19
10:58PM
0.05
12:45PM
0.17
11:43PM
0.06
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:16------
Sunset----5:59-------5:59-------5:59---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416181715151414141617161514141414161818161514
Feels °C (?)13131514131213131313141312121111101011111111109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Ica

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Puerto Caballas (light winds from the WSW at Paracas 17 km from Puerto Caballas). 2.3m 13s groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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17 km away, 1 h 55 min ago

8 km/h
WSW
0.0
16.2
Air / Water (°C)
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