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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

Poor

0.9mSSW

@15s

22km/h

0.9m

@15s

22km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

0.7mSSW

@14s

24km/h

0.7m

@14s

24km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

0.6mSSW

@17s

26km/h

0.6m

@17s

26km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

Swell

0.9m

SSW(202°)

Score: 5/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

22km/h

SSW(194°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

26°C

0.0mm29%

Windswell Component

0.4mSSW@3s

Secondary Swell

0.3mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 24 km/h SSE|PM: 17 km/h SSW

17 km/h vs 24 km/h morning

Tide at 2pm (1.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:07 am

High tide - 0.93m

8:07 am

Low tide - -0.26m

2:13 pm

High tide - 1.08m

8:36 pm

Low tide - -0.41m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size5/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score43/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-21

🌊💨 Windswell-3

⚠️ Weak Component-5

🚫 Undersized Capmax 64

Adjusted Score14/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score14

🤢 Morning Sickness

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°

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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