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Pico Alto 2

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru

🪨Rocks👥Crowded🌀Strong rips

Pico Alto 2 is the everyday surf spot at Punta Hermosa, distinct from the famous big wave spot offshore. This left point offers consistent waves accessible to intermediate surfers.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.6mSSW

@16s

9km/h

2.6m

@16s

9km/h

Mon

Good

2.1mSSW

@15s

9km/h

2.1m

@15s

9km/h

Tue

Good

1.7mSSW

@14s

8km/h

1.7m

@14s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.6m

SSW(210°)

Score: 15/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

9km/h

SSW(196°)

Score: 12/25

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 Size15/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind12/25

Raw Score67/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score67

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (195°)
Direction range: 175° - 220°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 1.08×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Main beach at Punta Hermosa.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. More accessible than Pico Alto.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

verified

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