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Level 5/10

El Faro

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru
🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

El Faro is the starting section of the legendary Chicama wave complex - when conditions align, you can catch waves here and ride all the way through to the inner sections for the world's longest ride.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
7
Poor
0.8m
@14s
26km/h
Mon
22
17
Poor
1.4m
@14s
19km/h
Tue
23
32
Poor
2.0m
@13s
24km/h
Wed
24
15
Poor
2.2m
@11s
25km/h
Thu
25
8
Poor
1.8m
@11s
21km/h
Fri
26
0
Poor
1.4m
@11s
22km/h
Sat
27
16
Poor
1.2m
@14s
21km/h
Sun
28
31
Poor
1.3m
@16s
19km/h
Mon
29
37
Poor
1.6m
@15s
18km/h
Tue
30
51
Fair
2.1m
@16s
20km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.8m
SW(220°)
Score: 8/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 14/25
Wind
26km/h
SSE(164°)
Score: 0/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm3%
Windswell Component
0.7mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 19 km/h SSE|PM: 28 km/h S
19 km/h vs 28 km/h afternoon
Mid tide at 9am (0.8m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:23 am
Low tide - -0.09m
9:16 am
High tide - 0.81m
3:55 pm
Low tide - 0.01m
9:40 pm
High tide - 0.52m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

7
Poor
Components
Swell Direction18/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind0/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-21
🌊💨 Windswell-5
🌊 Tide+3
⚠️ Weak Component-10
Adjusted Score7/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score7
🤢 Morning Sickness🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (210°)
Direction range
195° - 230°
Size range
0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Offshore range
315° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Northern end of Chicama point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Part of Chicama wave complex. First section.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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