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Penascal

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks

Penascal is a quality left reef break within the Punta Hermosa complex, offering an alternative to the more crowded main breaks. The wave produces hollow sections over a rock reef when SW swells light up the Lima coast.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.3mSSW

@16s

9km/h

2.3m

@16s

9km/h

Mon

Good

1.9mSSW

@15s

9km/h

1.9m

@15s

9km/h

Tue

Fair

1.5mSSW

@14s

8km/h

1.5m

@14s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.3m

SSW(210°)

Score: 20/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

9km/h

SSW(196°)

Score: 16/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm95%

Secondary Swell

0.1mS

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:15 am

High tide - 0.13m

8:42 am

Low tide - -0.14m

4:00 pm

High tide - 0.55m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction15/25

Swell Size20/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind16/25

Raw Score76/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score76

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (225°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: ESE (112°)
Offshore range: 90° - 135°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Part of Punta Hermosa complex.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Quality reef in Punta Hermosa complex.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

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