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Level 5/10

Punta Ballenas

Mancora, Piura, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🦈Sharks

Punta Ballenas ("Whale Point") is a left reef break near Mancora, offering a more challenging alternative to the town wave. The name refers to the humpback whales that migrate through these waters.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

0.8mSSW

@15s

15km/h

0.8m

@15s

15km/h

Thu

Poor

0.6mSSW

@14s

18km/h

0.6m

@14s

18km/h

Fri

Poor

0.6mSSW

@17s

18km/h

0.6m

@17s

18km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

0.8m

SSW(211°)

Score: 2/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

15km/h

W(268°)

Score: 0/25

Weather

28°C

0.0mm29%

Windswell Component

0.3mSW@2s

Secondary Swell

0.4mWSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 14 km/h SSE|PM: 17 km/h NNW

Lighter winds early (14 km/h)

Tide at 8am (-0.3m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:07 am

High tide - 0.95m

8:05 am

Low tide - -0.26m

2:13 pm

High tide - 1.10m

8:36 pm

Low tide - -0.41m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction9/25

Swell Size2/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind0/25

Raw Score34/100

Adjustments

⚠️ Weak Component-15

🚫 Undersized Capmax 30

Adjusted Score19/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score19

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: S (180°)
Direction range: 165° - 200°
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°

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

23°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Near Mancora. Point break.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Near Mancora. S swells.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

120 min

Data quality

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