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Level 6/10

Chicama - El Point

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru

🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Chicama - El Point is the iconic main section of the world's longest left-hand wave. On perfect days, riders connect from El Point through El Hombre, Malpaso, and Keys for rides exceeding 2 kilometers. This is the wave that put Peru on the global surfing map.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.7mS

@15s

20km/h

1.7m

@15s

20km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

1.4mS

@14s

22km/h

1.4m

@14s

22km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.1mS

@17s

23km/h

1.1m

@17s

23km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

S(184°)

Score: 16/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

20km/h

S(170°)

Score: 2/25

Weather

22°C

0.0mm5%

Windswell Component

0.3mSSE@2s

Secondary Swell

0.1mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 14 km/h SE|PM: 21 km/h SSW

14 km/h vs 21 km/h afternoon

Low tide at 8am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:51 am

High tide - 0.64m

8:45 am

Low tide - -0.15m

2:48 pm

High tide - 0.76m

9:08 pm

Low tide - -0.31m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size16/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind2/25

Raw Score55/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-21

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score29/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score29

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (202°)
Direction range: 180° - 225°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: SE (135°)
Offshore range: 110° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low to mid
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Main section of Chicama. Can connect with El Hombre.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best March-November with S-SW groundswells.

Getting There

Airport

TRU

Drive time

90 min

Data quality

verified

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