Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punta Huanchaco today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punta Huanchaco at 12PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punta Huanchaco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 295 | 286 | 286 | 330 | 325 | 315 | 256 | 248 | 244 | 432 | 436 | 413 | 314 | 427 | 813 | 803 | 1101 | 849 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.13m | 9:38PM0.97m | 9:18AM1.05m | 11:00PM0.98m | 10:25AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.31m | 3:10AM0.55m | 4:06PM0.30m | 4:32AM0.62m | 5:19PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 311 | 295 | 286 | 286 | 330 | 325 | 315 | 256 | 248 | 244 | 384 | 436 | 200 | 203 | 426 | 813 | 803 | 1101 | 849 | 535 | 528 | 528 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 107 | 112 | 115 | 118 | 112 | 105 | 105 | 82 | 78 | 57 | 300 | 366 | 413 | 314 | 427 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 69 | 71 | 15 | 65 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 43 | 67 | 55 | 92 | 130 | 181 | 162 | 197 | 432 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 15 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 99 | 97 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 509 | 509 | 439 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 487 | 487 | 0 | 44 |
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