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Zorritos surfForecast / Piura / Peru
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Zorritos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Zorritos sea temperature is
25.1° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Zorritos today?
The current surf forecast for Zorritos at 6PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Zorritos. (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) (?) | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 78 | 77 | 78 | 119 | 117 | 115 | 100 | 98 | 99 | 169 | 166 | 164 | 160 | 150 | 121 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 79 | 93 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56PM 1.70 | 1:46AM 1.75 | 2:38PM 1.77 | 2:28AM 1.77 | 3:17PM 1.83 | 3:07AM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 0.48 | 7:50PM 0.74 | 8:13AM 0.41 | 8:35PM 0.69 | 8:52AM 0.34 | 9:16PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
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