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Puerto Caballas

Ica, Nazca - Changuillo · Intermediate Poor
1.2m
3/10
8s 15 km/h
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Puerto Caballas - surf spot in Ica
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About Puerto Caballas

Puerto Caballas is a quality left located on the coast of the Ica region, a remote spot that rewards those who venture into the southern desert of Peru. Its waves are consistent and powerful, with long walls that shape up well when the south swell comes in, and are almost always enjoyed with very few surfers in the water. The setting is uniquely beautiful: cliffs, dunes and crystal-clear water in a desert landscape that seems from another planet. The best season runs from April to October, in the middle of the southern hemisphere winter. As an isolated place with very limited services, it is best to come prepared with water, food and equipment, and to plan the access well. It is a wave recommended for intermediate surfers and above who seek adventure, solitude and powerful waves on one of the most pristine stretches of the Peruvian coast.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 April - October ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-14.9401°, -75.4996° Ica
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Puerto Caballas — Ica

Current Conditions

Updated 23/08/2026 18:01

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.2m

9.8s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

7.7s SSW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 28 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.5m

14.8s SW

Temp.

18.7°C

🧥 3/2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

6.5 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:13
↓ 17:55
🌙
↑ 14:13
↓ 02:52
🌖 Waxing Gibbous

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 21:30 - 0.35m

Today's Tides

High Tide

04:06

0.93m

Low Tide

11:10

0.45m

High Tide

15:54

0.59m

Low Tide

21:30

0.35m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.2m-1.2m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌖

Tomorrow

1.1m-1.3m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.3m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.2m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.0m-1.3m

12s

SSW SSW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Fri

1.4m-2.2m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.9m-2.2m

11s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.8m-2.0m

10s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.8m-2.2m

10s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌔

Tue

1.8m-2.0m

7s

SSW SSW S
19 km/h
🌔

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

15 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:06 (0.93m) 11:10 (0.45m) 15:54 (0.59m) 21:30 (0.35m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

192° SSW
Period: 8s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

193° SSW
Period: 8s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 04:47 (1.00m) 11:45 (0.42m) 16:30 (0.61m) 22:18 (0.31m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

191° S
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

192° SSW
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

195° SSW
Period: 9s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

193° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 05:23 (1.05m) 12:18 (0.38m) 17:18 (0.62m) 22:56 (0.28m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

197° SSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
Tides: 05:57 (1.06m) 12:40 (0.35m) 18:00 (0.66m) 23:30 (0.29m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.3m

197° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

195° SSW
Period: 8s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

197° SSW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
Tides: 06:30 (1.11m) 13:10 (0.36m) 18:30 (0.73m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

222° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

226° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

225° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

226° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 00:10 (0.31m) 06:57 (1.10m) 13:43 (0.32m) 19:13 (0.75m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.9m

224° SW
Period: 13s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 269 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.1m

223° SW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 283 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.2m - 2.2m

224° SW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 342 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 2.2m

224° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 00:47 (0.30m) 07:30 (1.05m) 14:03 (0.28m) 19:53 (0.79m)
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.1m

226° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 3s
⚡ 238 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

226° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

226° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 3s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.2m

225° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 3s
⚡ 238 kJ
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

227° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

227° SW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 4s
⚡ 177 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

228° SW
Period: 10s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 196 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.0m

226° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 177 kJ
Morning Good

1.9m - 2.0m

226° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 177 kJ
Midday Poor

2.2m - 2.2m

225° SW
Period: 11s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 288 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.2m - 2.2m

225° SW
Period: 10s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 238 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.2m

228° SW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 7s
⚡ 159 kJ
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

178° S
Period: 6s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 2.0m

222° SW
Period: 9s
38 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 144 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

222° SW
Period: 9s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.0m

179° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 96 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
31 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
27 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Sun 23 Aug 18:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 16 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - 0.04 m/s 0.2 7.6 km 0.50m
3
Sun 23 Aug 19:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 15 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 6.5 km 0.44m
3
Sun 23 Aug 20:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 12 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.39m
3
Sun 23 Aug 21:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
5
Sun 23 Aug 22:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
6
Sun 23 Aug 23:00 1.2m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6

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Surf information for Puerto Caballas

Puerto Caballas is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Nazca, Ica, Perú. The bottom surface is roca y arena. The best season to surf is April - October.

Today's conditions at Puerto Caballas

Right now, Puerto Caballas has waves of about 1.2m with a swell period of 8 seconds and S (15 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Puerto Caballas you can practice surf. You can get there by car or off-road vehicle.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Puerto Caballas is around 18 °C, so a 3/2 mm wetsuit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Puerto Caballas

Is the wave at Puerto Caballas a left or a right?
The wave at Puerto Caballas breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Puerto Caballas?
Puerto Caballas is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Puerto Caballas?
The best season to surf at Puerto Caballas is April - October.
Where is Puerto Caballas located?
Puerto Caballas is located in Changuillo, Nazca, Ica, Peru.
How do you get to Puerto Caballas?
You can reach Puerto Caballas by car or off-road vehicle.
What is the water temperature at Puerto Caballas?
The water is around 18 °C, so a 3/2 mm wetsuit is recommended.

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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