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Puemape

La Libertad, Peru
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Puemape is a left point break between the famous Chicama and Pacasmayo waves, offering a less crowded alternative when the main attractions are busy. The wave provides consistent, workable walls.

3-Day Forecast
Today
29
28
Poor
1.7m
@15s
21km/h
Thu
30
13
Poor
1.4m
@14s
22km/h
Fri
1
19
Poor
1.1m
@17s
24km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.7m
S(182°)
Score: 16/25
Period
15s
Long period groundswell
Score: 23/25
Wind
21km/h
S(173°)
Score: 2/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm4%
Windswell Component
0.3mSSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mWNW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 17 km/h SE|PM: 23 km/h SSW
17 km/h vs 23 km/h afternoon
Low tide at 8am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:50 am
High tide - 0.65m
8:45 am
Low tide - -0.15m
2:48 pm
High tide - 0.77m
9:08 pm
Low tide - -0.31m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

28
Poor
Components
Swell Direction13/25
Swell Size16/25
Swell Period23/25
Wind2/25
Raw Score54/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score28
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (202°)
Direction range
180° - 225°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
110° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Between Chicama and Pacasmayo.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Between Chicama and Pacasmayo.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
75 min
Data quality
community

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