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Conditions at Pacasmayo in December
December: Summer Fade to Fun-Sized Perfection
December rounds out the year with small, clean, long-period surf. Average swell height drops to 3.3ft (1.0m), period is 11.9s, and ideal wind is a high 81%. The wave distribution is the reverse of April: 55.2% of the swell sits in the 1.6-3.3ft (0.5-1m) band, 42.1% in the 3.3-4.9ft (1-1.5m) band, and just 0.1% reaches 4.9-6.6ft (1.5-2m). SSW remains the entire story at 97.3%, so the wave direction is as pure as it gets.
Wind is also summer-like: S 62.9%, SSW 21.8%, SSE 12.9%, with only a small SW component at 2.1%. Water is warming at 19.0°C, air averages 20.7°C, and rain is 0.51mm/day. December is a perfect end-of-year wrap: a little smaller, but clean, warm and very, very surfable.
Average Spot conditions at Pacasmayo in December
Swell history for December
Wind history for December
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Pacasmayo during December. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Pacasmayo for your next trip in December.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Pacasmayo for December. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Pacasmayo.