Puerto Caballas surf break

Puerto Caballas surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141416161616151515161616161515151414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9438331834181117881832220618712184230023002486227122411963179717481582156013511351133212471178
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.63
7:45AM
0.93
7:24PM
0.56
8:37AM
0.94
8:16PM
0.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:16PM
0.21
12:47AM
0.01
2:15PM
0.22
1:26AM
0.02
3:23PM
0.24
2:11AM
0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset--5:55-------5:55-------5:54-----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323212120202022232221212121212323222121202020
Feels °C (?)232121202121212223222121212222222221202021202122
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