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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

2.1mSSW

@12s

6km/h

2.1m

@12s

6km/h

Thu

Good

1.6mSSW

@11s

6km/h

1.6m

@11s

6km/h

Fri

Good

1.1mSSW

@12s

7km/h

1.1m

@12s

7km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.1m

SSW(195°)

Score: 23/25

Period

12s

Medium period swell

Score: 14/25

Wind

6km/h

WSW(242°)

Score: 16/25

Weather

21°C

0.0mm68%

Secondary Swell

0.2mWNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 2 km/h WSW|PM: 6 km/h SW

Lighter winds early (2 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:30 am

High tide - 0.47m

10:21 am

Low tide - -0.04m

4:10 pm

High tide - 0.47m

10:30 pm

Low tide - -0.19m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction25/25

Swell Size23/25

Swell Period14/25

Wind16/25

Raw Score78/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score78

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°

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

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