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Makaha

Miraflores, Lima, Peru

👥Crowded🚫Pollution🪨Rocks

Makaha is the closest quality wave to central Lima, breaking below the cliffs of upscale Miraflores district. Urban surfing at its finest - grab a post-surf pisco sour within walking distance.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

2.5mSSW

@15s

11km/h

Wed

Poor

2.5mSSW

@15s

6km/h

Thu

Fair

2.2mSSW

@15s

5km/h

Fri

Fair

2.1mSSW

@15s

8km/h

Sat

Poor

2.2mSSW

@15s

11km/h

Sun

Poor

2.2mSSW

@15s

11km/h

Mon

Fair

1.9mSSW

@14s

9km/h

Tue

Poor

2.0mSSW

@15s

15km/h

Wed

Poor

2.3mSSW

@15s

16km/h

Today

Tue, Jan 20

2.5m @ 15s SSW

11 km/h S

Wed

Wed, Jan 21

2.5m @ 15s SSW

6 km/h S

Thu

Thu, Jan 22

2.2m @ 15s SSW

5 km/h S

Fri

Fri, Jan 23

2.1m @ 15s SSW

8 km/h S

Sat

Sat, Jan 24

2.2m @ 15s SSW

11 km/h SSE

Sun

Sun, Jan 25

2.2m @ 15s SSW

11 km/h S

Mon

Mon, Jan 26

1.9m @ 14s SSW

9 km/h S

Tue

Tue, Jan 27

2.0m @ 15s SSW

15 km/h S

Wed

Wed, Jan 28

2.3m @ 15s SSW

16 km/h SSE

Today's Conditions

Swell

2.5m

SSW(208°)

Score: 2/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

11km/h

S(173°)

Score: 5/25

Weather

21°C

0.0mm68%

Secondary Swell

0.9mS

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Swell Direction

5/25

How well swell angle matches the spot

Swell Size

2/25

Wave height in the ideal range

Swell Period

25/25

Each spot has different period requirements. Points and reefs can handle longer periods than beaches.

Wind

5/25

Offshore/glassy conditions

Total Score37/100

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (195°)
Direction range: 175° - 220°
Size range: 0.6m - 2m
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (90°)
Offshore range: 50° - 130°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

7/10

Access: Below Miraflores cliffs. Stairway access.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

20 min

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round urban surf. Best mornings.

Data Quality

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