Puerto Caballas surf break

Puerto Caballas surfForecast / Ica / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
2
2
4
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131312121212121212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1848182316291073947933854757746604576549540471421414407400331320314314320250
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
0.41
3:28AM
0.86
3:45PM
0.46
4:18AM
0.88
4:35PM
0.52
4:59AM
0.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.16
10:31AM
0.20
9:14PM
0.14
11:07AM
0.17
10:08PM
0.13
11:38AM
0.15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----5:58-------5:58-------5:56--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------6:00-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151415171717151515151517181715151514141717
Feels °C (?)121314141315161415131314141516151413141313131614
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Ica

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at San Gallan (moderate winds from the SW at Pisco Airport 22 km from San Gallan). No surfable waves

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27 km away, 1 h 53 min ago

20 km/h
SW
0.0
15.2
Air / Water (°C)
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