Punta Huanchaco surfForecast / La Libertad & Lambayeque / Peru

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 -05
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Punta Huanchaco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punta Huanchaco sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Punta Huanchaco today?

The current surf forecast for Punta Huanchaco at 11PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151414141414141413131313131312121212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132511961094978877865666743732632581572563486417403397390384384325319280265
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
1.14
1:33PM
0.88
2:36AM
1.21
2:32PM
0.96
3:16AM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
0.32
8:22AM
0.50
7:54PM
0.28
9:07AM
0.42
8:45PM
0.23
9:42AM
0.35
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise-----6:09-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:13-------6:13-------6:12-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181717161616181919171716161619191817161616161819
Feels °C (?)171616161616181818161615161619181716151516161718
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for La Libertad & Lambayeque

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 164 km from Punta Huanchaco (moderate winds from the S at Chiclayo/Capitán FAP José A. Quiñones Gonzales International Airport 164 km from Punta Huanchaco). A 1.8m groundswell from the SW

    Punta Huanchaco
  2. weather stationWind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Chicama - El Cape / Keys (light winds from the SSE at ASCATC281E8S 70 km from Chicama - El Cape / Keys). A 1.8m groundswell from the SW

    Chicama - El Cape / Keys
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