Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Huanchaco today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Huanchaco at 10PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Punta Huanchaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 179 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 194 | 249 | 192 | 147 | 167 | 127 | 125 | 161 | 208 | 257 | 163 | 79 | 76 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:28AM0.92m | 11:32AM0.73m | 1:37AM0.98m | 1:03PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.47m | 7:50AM0.67m | 6:14PM0.47m | 8:28AM0.60m | 7:26PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 100 | 100 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 61 | 192 | 73 | 167 | 74 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 163 | 79 | 35 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 234 | 119 | 76 | 97 | 97 | 75 | 249 | 73 | 147 | 72 | 68 | 125 | 161 | 208 | 257 | 48 | 34 | 76 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 179 | 161 | 155 | 154 | 194 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 127 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 6 | 50 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 100 | 120 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 77 | 74 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 439 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 509 | 0 | 0 |
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