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Level 7/10

Cabo Blanco

Piura, Peru

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Cabo Blanco is Peru's heaviest wave - a powerful left point that produces thick, hollow barrels when solid SW swells hit. Made famous as Hemingway's marlin fishing spot, it now attracts barrel hunters seeking some of South America's gnarliest tubes.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Fair

1.7mSSW

@17s

15km/h

1.7m

@17s

15km/h

Mon

Fair

1.3mSSW

@17s

16km/h

1.3m

@17s

16km/h

Tue

Fair

1.1mSSW

@16s

15km/h

1.1m

@16s

15km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

SSW(211°)

Score: 12/25

Period

17s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

15km/h

SSW(211°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

27°C

0.0mm50%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSW@1s

Secondary Swell

0.2mNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

12:50 am

High tide - 0.51m

7:06 am

Low tide - -0.29m

1:50 pm

High tide - 0.78m

7:57 pm

Low tide - -0.12m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Components

Swell Direction19/25

Swell Size12/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score57/100

Adjustments

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score52/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score52

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1m - 4m
Ideal size: 3.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (100°)
Offshore range: 60° - 140°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.6m
Danger below: 0.3m

Water temp

21°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Small fishing village. Basic services.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Needs solid swell. Historic big wave spot.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

150 min

Data quality

verified

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