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Huanchaco - El Boqueron

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru
🌀Strong rips

El Boqueron is a right-hand beach break at the north end of Huanchaco that lights up during rare N swell events. When the rest of Peru is flat, this protected section can offer fun waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
31
Poor
2.2m
@16s
13km/h
Mon
16
34
Poor
1.9m
@15s
15km/h
Tue
17
44
Poor
1.5m
@14s
15km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
SSW(205°)
Score: 7/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
13km/h
S(170°)
Score: 9/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm96%
Windswell Component
0.1mSSE@1s
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:42 am
High tide - 0.32m
7:45 am
Low tide - -0.18m
2:43 pm
High tide - 0.67m
9:10 pm
Low tide - -0.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

31
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size7/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind9/25
Raw Score41/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score31/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score31

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Direction range
330° - 30°
Size range
0.9m - 1.8m
Ideal size
1.5m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
110° - 160°
Best window
both

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: North end of Huanchaco.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Nov

Works with rare N swells.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
community

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