- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
San Gallan surfForecast / Ica / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 May 2026 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
San Gallan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Gallan sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at San Gallan today?
The current surf forecast for San Gallan at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Gallan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 14 | |
86 | 124 | 235 | 367 | 463 | 181 | 181 | 173 | 178 | 179 | 253 | 232 | 229 | 225 | 149 | 129 | 96 | 94 | 225 | 225 | 196 | 383 | 279 | 714 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:31AM1.02m | 7:08PM0.49m | 8:27AM1.02m | 8:10PM0.44m | 9:27AM1.00m | 9:24PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.22m | 1:03AM-0.01m | 3:29PM0.22m | 1:55AM0.03m | 4:44PM0.22m | 2:53AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 917 | 917 | 720 | 631 | 568 | 482 | 482 | 395 | 368 | 318 | 318 | 313 | 229 | 225 | 206 | 206 | 86 | 94 | 76 | 142 | 178 | 272 | 301 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 51 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 181 | 181 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 100 | 76 | 82 | 70 | 261 | 70 | 119 | 86 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 11 | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | W 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 26 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 43 | 93 | 64 | 129 | 96 | 86 | 140 | 106 | 49 | 26 | 16 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 124 | 235 | 367 | 463 | 132 | 162 | 173 | 178 | 179 | 253 | 232 | 181 | 167 | 149 | 107 | — | — | 225 | 225 | 196 | 383 | 279 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 55 | 139 | 139 | 110 | 10 | 10 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 55 | 139 | 10 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Peru | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our San Gallan surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest