Puerto Viejo surf break

Puerto Viejo surfForecast / Lima / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 -05
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Today's Puerto Viejo sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Puerto Viejo today?

The current surf forecast for Puerto Viejo at 4PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212161615151414131313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)149147144142137135196196226220437407373362357476264230230353328269260239
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.85
4:39AM
0.47
6:11PM
0.89
5:17AM
0.48
6:43PM
0.91
5:54AM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.11
12:18AM
0.33
10:48AM
0.09
12:51AM
0.32
11:22AM
0.07
1:23AM
0.31
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset--6:38-------6:38-------6:39-----
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part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222323222221212122232322222121212222222222222222
Feels °C (?)232324232322242424242424242324242423242525242424
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