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Los Palos

Tacna, Peru
🏝️Remote🪨Rocks

Los Palos is Peru's southernmost quality surf spot - a remote left point in the desert just north of the Chilean border. Complete isolation and consistent waves reward the adventurous.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
43
Poor
1.7m
@14s
13km/h
Thu
30
32
Poor
1.3m
@13s
11km/h
Fri
1
44
Poor
1.3m
@17s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
SSW(206°)
Score: 14/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 14/25
Wind
13km/h
SW(236°)
Score: 4/25
Weather
20°C
0.0mm92%
Windswell Component
0.1mS@1s
Secondary Swell
0.1mW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 6 km/h N|PM: 15 km/h SSW
6 km/h vs 15 km/h afternoon
Tide at 6am (0.5m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

6:18 am
High tide - 0.53m
12:30 pm
Low tide - -0.24m
6:13 pm
High tide - 0.43m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

43
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size14/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind4/25
Raw Score43/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score43

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (230°)
Direction range
210° - 260°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.4m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
50° - 130°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

15°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Remote point near Chile border. 4WD recommended.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Remote desert point.

Getting There

Airport
TCQ
Drive time
120 min
Data quality
community

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