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Level 5/10

El Faro

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru

🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

El Faro is the starting section of the legendary Chicama wave complex - when conditions align, you can catch waves here and ride all the way through to the inner sections for the world's longest ride.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Fair

1.9mSSW

@15s

14km/h

Wed

Poor

2.1mSSW

@15s

13km/h

Thu

Fair

1.9mSSW

@15s

12km/h

Fri

Fair

1.8mSSW

@15s

14km/h

Sat

Fair

1.8mSSW

@15s

13km/h

Sun

Fair

1.8mSSW

@15s

15km/h

Mon

Fair

1.6mSSW

@15s

15km/h

Tue

Fair

1.6mSSW

@15s

10km/h

Wed

Fair

1.8mSSW

@15s

16km/h

Today

Tue, Jan 20

1.9m @ 15s SSW

14 km/h S

Wed

Wed, Jan 21

2.1m @ 15s SSW

13 km/h S

Thu

Thu, Jan 22

1.9m @ 15s SSW

12 km/h S

Fri

Fri, Jan 23

1.8m @ 15s SSW

14 km/h S

Sat

Sat, Jan 24

1.8m @ 15s SSW

13 km/h S

Sun

Sun, Jan 25

1.8m @ 15s SSW

15 km/h S

Mon

Mon, Jan 26

1.6m @ 15s SSW

15 km/h SSE

Tue

Tue, Jan 27

1.6m @ 15s SSW

10 km/h S

Wed

Wed, Jan 28

1.8m @ 15s SSW

16 km/h S

Today's Conditions

Swell

1.9m

SSW(202°)

Score: 20/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

14km/h

S(172°)

Score: 0/25

Weather

21°C

0.0mm68%

Windswell Component

0.2mS@2s

Secondary Swell

0.7mS

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Swell Direction

8/25

How well swell angle matches the spot

Swell Size

20/25

Wave height in the ideal range

Swell Period

25/25

Each spot has different period requirements. Points and reefs can handle longer periods than beaches.

Wind

0/25

Offshore/glassy conditions

Total Score53/100

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (210°)
Direction range: 195° - 230°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: N (0°)
Offshore range: 315° - 45°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: low to mid
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Northern end of Chicama point.

Getting There

Airport

TRU

Drive time

90 min

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Part of Chicama wave complex. First section.

Data Quality

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