Puerto Caballas surf break

Puerto Caballas surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 -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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today?

The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 9PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)--
Afternoon (22 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (22 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131316161514141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)691691538479509509458388382382444382457428886874969802837734734781769669
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
SE
0
SSW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:04PM
0.85
9:32AM
0.52
9:34PM
0.80
10:31AM
0.56
10:07PM
0.73
11:38AM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.19
3:58AM
0.21
2:47PM
0.26
4:29AM
0.19
3:44PM
0.33
5:04AM
0.17
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323232223242424232322222224242322222222222425
Feels °C (?)232525242425252324242424252525242323232424252524
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