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Level 7/10

San Gallan Island

Paracas, Ica, Peru

🏝️Remote🦈Sharks🪸Sharp reef

San Gallan Island is a remote right reef break in the Paracas National Reserve, accessible only by boat. The island is home to sea lions and seabirds, offering a true wilderness surf experience in cold Humboldt Current waters.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

2.7mSSW

@17s

17km/h

2.7m

@17s

17km/h

Choppy

Mon

Good

2.1mSSW

@16s

12km/h

2.1m

@16s

12km/h

Choppy

Tue

Good

1.8mSSW

@16s

13km/h

1.8m

@16s

13km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.7m

SSW(205°)

Score: 11/25

Period

17s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

17km/h

S(173°)

Score: 0/25

Weather

20°C

0.0mm84%

Windswell Component

0.5mS@3s

Secondary Swell

0.2mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:54 am

High tide - 0.10m

9:06 am

Low tide - -0.14m

4:21 pm

High tide - 0.53m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction23/25

Swell Size11/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind0/25

Raw Score59/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-10

⚠️ Weak Component-10

Adjusted Score39/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score39

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (202°)
Direction range: 180° - 225°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: NNW (337°)
Offshore range: 315° - 360°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid to high
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.5m

Water temp

16°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

1/10

Access: Boat from Paracas. National reserve.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Remote island. Boat access only.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

240 min

Boat required

$200

Data quality

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