Surf forecast · Peru · North Peru
Surf forecast Cabo Blanco today
Waves, swell and wind at Cabo Blanco (North Peru, Peru) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Good cross-shore.
Cabo Blanco surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Good Best window 14:00–17:00: good, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.8 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 36–62 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.5 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 13–19 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.4 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 6–17 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 16–33 km/h ↑W onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 13–28 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 10:00–13:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.2 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 20–32 km/h ↑SSE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 11–25 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 4–11 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 10 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 14–29 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 10:00–13:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 12–18 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 11–19 km/h ↑ESE offshore |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 6–14 km/h ↑WNW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 7–22 km/h ↑NW light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 14:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Cabo Blanco
Open the waves map centred on Cabo Blanco
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Cabo Blanco today?
- Good: waves 1.8 m at 9 s from SSW, swell 1.2 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 14:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Cabo Blanco?
- Wind 38 km/h from SW: cross-shore for a beach facing WNW.
- When is the best time to surf Cabo Blanco today?
- 14:00–17:00 (good, cross-shore)
- How warm is the water at Cabo Blanco?
- 26.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Lobitos 23 km · Máncora 25 km · Montañita 273 km · Pacasmayo 397 km · Chicama 433 km · Huanchaco 487 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Cabo Blanco, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.