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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
29
34
Poor
1.8m
@12s
11km/h
Thu
30
32
Poor
1.5m
@11s
12km/h
Fri
1
19
Poor
1.2m
@11s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.8m
S(185°)
Score: 18/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
11km/h
S(169°)
Score: 12/25
Weather
22°C
0.1mm23%
Windswell Component
0.1mSSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.2mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h ESE|PM: 13 km/h SW
Lighter winds early (11 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:57 am
High tide - 0.63m
8:51 am
Low tide - -0.14m
2:51 pm
High tide - 0.73m
9:15 pm
Low tide - -0.30m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

34
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size18/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind12/25
Raw Score44/100
Adjustments
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score34/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score34

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°

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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