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Puerto Caballas surf break

Puerto Caballas surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 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
17.7° C
 (Which is 4.5°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 4PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131312121212141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661134012401443118912671230121192286575762859851748510471303140014191267112711101094983
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
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		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.86
5:59AM
0.62
6:10PM
0.85
6:37AM
0.70
6:41PM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.16
12:14AM
0.16
11:44AM
0.15
12:37AM
0.13
12:28PM
0.16
1:02AM
0.10
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09
Sunset--6:17-------6:16-------6:15-----
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242424232323222324252422222121212323232223222222
Feels °C (?)262323232424232425232222222223232422222224232423
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