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Lobitos - La Frontera

Lobitos, Piura, Peru

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La Frontera is the connecting section between the main Lobitos points, where waves link up on bigger swells to create extended rides through the complex. A stepping stone between El Hueco and the main point.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.5mSSW

@15s

21km/h

1.5m

@15s

21km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

1.2mSSW

@14s

23km/h

1.2m

@14s

23km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.1mSSW

@17s

25km/h

1.1m

@17s

25km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.5m

SSW(194°)

Score: 12/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

21km/h

S(188°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

27°C

0.0mm38%

Windswell Component

0.5mS@3s

Secondary Swell

0.2mNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 20 km/h SSE|PM: 13 km/h S

13 km/h vs 20 km/h morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:10 am

High tide - 0.89m

8:06 am

Low tide - -0.25m

2:18 pm

High tide - 1.06m

8:37 pm

Low tide - -0.39m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction19/25

Swell Size12/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score55/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-17

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score33/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score33

🤢 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: ESE (112°)
Offshore range: 90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Between main point sections.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Connects with main point on good days.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

100 min

Data quality

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