Puerto Caballas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.99° S 76.28° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Puerto Caballas sea temperature is

20.6°C

Puerto Caballas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Puerto Caballas today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Puerto Caballas at 4AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	6ft (1.9m)	16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	7ft (2.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night).
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2058	1916	1737	1715	1845	1909	1962	2061	796	1155	1137	1206	1241	1241	897	974	947	947	846	1244	834	742	599	590
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:57AM0.74m				3:55PM0.50m				3:26AM0.74m					4:21PM0.57m			3:54AM0.74m					4:48PM0.66m
Low Tide					10:01AM0.21m			8:59PM0.30m					10:16AM0.18m			9:46PM0.29m					10:32AM0.14m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	20	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	19	22	22	21	20	20	19	19	20	22	22	21	20	21
Feels °C	19	19	20	21	19	18	18	20	17	20	20	21	19	18	18	20	19	20	21	20	19	18	17	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	2058	1916	1737	1715	1845	1909	1962	2061	694	1155	1137	1206	1241	1241	718	974	947	947	846	1244	834	742	599	590
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	SW 20	SSW 20	NW 14	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 11	SW 12	NW 14	SSW 15	SSW 11	SSW 11	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	SSW 10	NW 13	SSW 10	SSW 10
kJ	54	55	55	55	55	186	149	49	796	998	941	583	671	49	897	403	305	45	27	27	125	27	109	122
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 12	SSW 21	WNW 12	NW 15	NW 14	NW 11	SW 18	SW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 11	NW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NNW 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NW 13	NNW 10	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	5	5	22	45	14	54	54	5	703	171	65	48	67	20	49	46	46	11	11	10	27	10	17	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 12	S 5	S 6	S 6	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 6	S 6	S 10	S 6	S 6
kJ	28	30	33	44	57	74	78	66	98	106	82	80	86	984	71	72	80	622	611	112	134	612	194	213
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	KM-200 - Totoritas Ica	KM-200 - Totoritas Ica	KM-200 - Totoritas Ica	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	KM-200 - Totoritas Ica	Puerto Viejo Lima	Pepinos Lima	El Playon Ica	Puerto Viejo Lima	La Herradura Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Islote Zarate Ica	KM-200 - Totoritas Ica	La Herradura Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima	Puerto Viejo Lima
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	66	66	66	162	162	162	162	66	162	101	16	162	218	162	162	162	162	17	66	218	162	162	162	162
Best forecast wave conditions in Ica	KM-200 - Totoritas	KM-200 - Totoritas	KM-200 - Totoritas					KM-200 - Totoritas			Islote Zarate							Islote Zarate	KM-200 - Totoritas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3					3			4							4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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