Point

left

Level 7/10

Cabo Blanco

Piura, Peru

🪨Rocks🦈Sharks

Cabo Blanco is Peru's heaviest wave - a powerful left point that produces thick, hollow barrels when solid SW swells hit. Made famous as Hemingway's marlin fishing spot, it now attracts barrel hunters seeking some of South America's gnarliest tubes.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

0.9mSW

@15s

28km/h

0.9m

@15s

28km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.0mSW

@16s

23km/h

1.0m

@16s

23km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

1.3mSW

@17s

22km/h

1.3m

@17s

22km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.3mSW

@15s

27km/h

1.3m

@15s

27km/h

Choppy

Thu

Poor

1.1mSW

@17s

28km/h

1.1m

@17s

28km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.2mSW

@17s

26km/h

1.2m

@17s

26km/h

Choppy

Sat

Poor

1.1mSW

@16s

28km/h

1.1m

@16s

28km/h

Choppy

Sun

Poor

1.3mSW

@16s

21km/h

1.3m

@16s

21km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.1mSW

@15s

23km/h

1.1m

@15s

23km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

1.2mSSW

@16s

26km/h

1.2m

@16s

26km/h

Choppy

View 2-year historical scores →

Today's Conditions

Find Flights

Swell

0.9m

SW(232°)

Score: 5/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

28km/h

S(189°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

27°C

0.0mm1%

Windswell Component

0.7mSSW@3s

Secondary Swell

0.4mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 19 km/h SSE|PM: 31 km/h SSW

19 km/h vs 31 km/h afternoon

Tide at 8am (1.1m)

Location & Conditions

Loading map...

Swell

Wind

View in OpenStreetMap

Showing forecast for today

Tide Times

1:58 am

Low tide - -0.33m

8:30 am

High tide - 1.06m

2:53 pm

Low tide - -0.16m

8:53 pm

High tide - 0.78m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction17/25

Swell Size5/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score46/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-21

🌊💨 Windswell-5

🌊 Tide+5

⚠️ Weak Component-5

🚫 Undersized Capmax 64

Adjusted Score20/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score20

🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Optimal tide window

Location & Conditions

Loading map...

Swell

Wind

View in OpenStreetMap

Showing forecast for today

For real surf travel

Get the full Cabo Blanco trip window

Pro unlocks the 10-day forecast window, unlimited alerts, and custom spot tracking that help turn a good-looking surf report into a better travel decision.

See Pro Pricing Start Free

10-day window

See the trip window before flights get expensive.

Unlimited alerts

Let the app watch your score threshold for you.

Custom spots

Track the breaks that actually matter to your travel plans.

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1m - 4m
Ideal size: 3.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (100°)
Offshore range: 60° - 140°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.6m
Danger below: 0.3m

Water temp

21°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Small fishing village. Basic services.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Needs solid swell. Historic big wave spot.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

150 min

Data quality

verified

🤙 Strike Specialist

The Strike Specialist in Peru is Peru Surf Trip And Soul. Get in touch with them for the best chance of scoring the best waves in Peru — and don't forget to tell 'em Barrel D sent ya.

Website Instagram