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  • No usable upcoming daylight wave or wind evidence is available. Check Tomorrow if today’s daylight has ended.
Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence
  • Returned marine grid point is 5.8 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
  • Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
  • No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
  • A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind S 10.6 kt

Tide 0.5 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details
Offshore model swellS 2.0 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/LimaMarine grid -7.3750, -79.6250 · offshore model, not a local measurement
Offshore model sea3.3 ft @ 7sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Lima
Model windS 10.6 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Lima5.9 kt onshore component
Tide0.5 ftfallingDHN Malabrigo · 35.6 km from Pacasmayo · predicted height relative to NMBSORetrieved Sep 22, 6:36 PM GMT-5 · provider issue time unavailable11% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Pacasmayo
TimeWindTideOffshore swell
SSE 9.4 ktcross-shoreUnavailableunavailableS 2.5 ft @ 6s
SSE 8.4 ktcross-shoreUnavailableunavailableS 2.5 ft @ 6s
SSE 6.9 ktcross-shoreUnavailableunavailableS 2.6 ft @ 6s
SSE 6.3 ktcross-shore2.5 ftfallingS 2.6 ft @ 5s
SSE 7.1 ktcross-shore2.5 ftfallingS 2.7 ft @ 5s
SSE 7.3 ktcross-shore2 ftfallingS 2.6 ft @ 5s
SE 7.4 ktcross-shore1.5 ftfallingS 2.6 ft @ 5s
SE 8.6 ktcross-shore1 ftfallingS 2.6 ft @ 5s
SSE 8.4 ktcross-shore0.5 ftnear lowS 2.6 ft @ 5s
S 7.4 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingSSW 2.5 ft @ 5s
SSW 6.4 ktonshore1 ftrisingSSW 2.5 ft @ 5s
SSW 11.3 ktonshore1.5 ftrisingSSW 2.4 ft @ 5s
SSW 12.8 ktonshore2 ftrisingSSW 2.3 ft @ 5s
SSW 11.5 ktonshore2 ftrisingSSW 2.2 ft @ 6s
SSW 11.3 ktonshore2.5 ftfallingS 2.2 ft @ 6s
SSW 11.8 ktonshore2 ftfallingS 2.1 ft @ 6s
S 11.9 ktonshore1.5 ftfallingS 2.1 ft @ 6s
S 10.9 ktonshore1.5 ftfallingS 2.1 ft @ 6s
S 10.5 ktcross-shore1 ftfallingS 2.0 ft @ 6s
S 10.6 ktcross-shore0.5 ftfallingS 2.0 ft @ 6s
SSE 10.3 ktcross-shore0.5 ftrisingS 2.2 ft @ 6s
SSE 9.5 ktcross-shore1 ftrisingS 2.2 ft @ 6s
SSE 8.5 ktcross-shore1.5 ftrisingS 2.4 ft @ 5s
SSE 7.8 ktcross-shore2 ftrisingS 2.4 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSE 9.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.5 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 8.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.5 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 6.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 6.3 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSE 7.1 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.7 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSE 7.3 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSE 7.4 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSE 8.6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSE 8.4 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindS 7.4 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.5 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSW 6.4 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.5 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSW 11.3 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.4 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSW 12.8 ktonshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.3 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSW 11.5 ktonshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSW 11.3 ktonshoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSW 11.8 ktonshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.1 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindS 11.9 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.1 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindS 10.9 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.1 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindS 10.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.0 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindS 10.6 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.0 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 10.3 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 9.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.2 ft @ 6s
Unavailable
WindSSE 8.5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.4 ft @ 5s
Unavailable
WindSSE 7.8 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.4 ft @ 5s

Tide

DHN Malabrigo · 35.6 km from Pacasmayo · NMBSO

Tide height by hour for Pacasmayo. Approximate interpolation between predicted high and low events. Heights range from 0.5 to 2.5 feet.

Interpolated tide height Recommended window
About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach reef and point break. Pacasmayo named-break page reports south-southwest swell and northeast offshore wind; orientation reviewed at 225 degrees.

Mapped spot coordinate: -7.4131, -79.5886.

Mainland South America · La Libertad mainland southwest-facing Pacific beach, reef and point coast · Ocean-facing bearing 225° · Location provenance

Model request point: Pacasmayo (-7.4131, -79.5886). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/7 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_AMERICAS · spot-level model point

  • National or regional meteorological marine bulletin
    DHN daily oceanographic bulletin access redirected to a human-check page, so no current regional wave forecast is connected.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • The Buoy API
    No current same-exposure wave observation with verified station identity, coordinates, units, timestamp, and individual assignment is connected.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • Peru DHN tide predictions
    DHN Malabrigo · 35.6 km from Pacasmayo; predicted high/low events above NMBSO, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.
    Current
  • WorldTides API
    WorldTides requires a credential; official DHN port predictions are used instead.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • Open-Meteo Marine API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Open-Meteo Weather API
    1 of 1 configured model points available
    Current
  • Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
    Copernicus Marine requires an account/toolbox workflow and no independently connected response is available.
    UnavailableNo source time
  • Surf-Forecast public pages
    Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallback
    Not applicableNo source time
  • Surfline public spot pages
    Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadata
    Not applicableNo source time
How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.