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Sacasemita surfForecast / Ica / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sacasemita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sacasemita sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 4.5°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Sacasemita today?
The current surf forecast for Sacasemita at 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sacasemita. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 222 | 218 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 113 | 138 | 213 | 192 | 312 | 303 | 285 | 158 | 153 | 361 | 351 | 886 | 264 | 326 | 269 | 281 | 500 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:47PM 0.70 | 2:39AM 0.57 | 4:25PM 0.76 | 3:21AM 0.52 | 4:59PM 0.80 | 4:02AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45AM 0.13 | 9:40PM 0.38 | 9:14AM 0.12 | 10:39PM 0.35 | 9:42AM 0.11 | 11:29PM 0.33 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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