Punta Gaviotas surfForecast / Ancash / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 -05
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Punta Gaviotas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Gaviotas sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Punta Gaviotas today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Gaviotas at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

Table - waves today at Punta Gaviotas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121211111111111111111314121212131312111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)367361314309293250246246246213217217213321410324367367519212314198569633
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.68
3:56AM
1.01
3:57PM
0.74
4:27AM
1.01
4:35PM
0.80
4:55AM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.18
10:25AM
0.26
9:54PM
0.17
10:52AM
0.23
10:32PM
0.18
11:17AM
0.21
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
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Sunset6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161616181817161616161617171716161615151717
Feels °C (?)171617151616171615141415161516151514141514141515
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Ancash

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Punta Gaviotas (moderate winds from the SSE at Lima Jorge Chávez International Airport 204 km from Punta Gaviotas). 1.1m 12s groundswell from the SW with a 0.8m 7s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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