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El Faro

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru
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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.

3-Day Forecast
Today
15
58
Fair
2.2m
@17s
16km/h
Mon
16
56
Fair
1.8m
@16s
17km/h
Tue
17
46
Fair
1.4m
@15s
17km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
2.2m
SSW(206°)
Score: 21/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
16km/h
SSE(168°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm89%
Windswell Component
0.2mS@2s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:30 am
High tide - 0.34m
7:45 am
Low tide - -0.18m
2:36 pm
High tide - 0.68m
8:55 pm
Low tide - -0.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

58
Fair
Components
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size21/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score68/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score58/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score58

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
195° - 230°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
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.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Part of Chicama wave complex. First section.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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