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Huanchaco - El Elio

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru

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El Elio is the main left point at Huanchaco, the ancient fishing village famous for its caballitos de totora (reed boats). The wave offers quality walls with a unique cultural backdrop - fishermen still use traditional reed craft here.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Fair

1.9mS

@12s

11km/h

1.9m

@12s

11km/h

Thu

Poor

1.6mS

@11s

12km/h

1.6m

@11s

12km/h

Fri

Poor

1.3mS

@11s

14km/h

1.3m

@11s

14km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.9m

S(185°)

Score: 21/25

Period

12s

Medium period swell

Score: 6/25

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

afternoon

AM: 11 km/h ESE|PM: 13 km/h SW

Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot

High tide at 2pm (0.7m)

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

Fair

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size21/25

Swell Period6/25

Wind12/25

Raw Score53/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score53

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: high
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.6m

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Main Huanchaco point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best at high tide.

Getting There

Airport

TRU

Drive time

15 min

Data quality

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