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Huanchaco - El Boqueron

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru
🌀Strong rips

El Boqueron is a right-hand beach break at the north end of Huanchaco that lights up during rare N swell events. When the rest of Peru is flat, this protected section can offer fun waves.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
34
Poor
0.8m
@12s
16km/h
Mon
22
44
Poor
1.4m
@11s
13km/h
Tue
23
49
Fair
2.1m
@13s
14km/h
Wed
24
27
Poor
2.2m
@10s
15km/h
Thu
25
42
Poor
1.8m
@9s
13km/h
Fri
26
41
Poor
1.5m
@8s
13km/h
Sat
27
57
Fair
1.2m
@13s
13km/h
Sun
28
60
Fair
1.3m
@13s
13km/h
Mon
29
54
Fair
1.7m
@12s
12km/h
Tue
30
46
Fair
2.1m
@12s
13km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
0.8m
SW(216°)
Score: 5/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 14/25
Wind
16km/h
SSE(150°)
Score: 23/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm2%
Windswell Component
0.4mSSE@3s
Secondary Swell
0.4mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 11 km/h E|PM: 18 km/h S
11 km/h vs 18 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:30 am
Low tide - -0.08m
9:23 am
High tide - 0.79m
4:07 pm
Low tide - 0.01m
9:50 pm
High tide - 0.50m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

34
Poor
Components
Swell Direction0/25
Swell Size5/25
Swell Period14/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score42/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide+5
⚠️ Weak Component-10
🚫 Undersized Capmax 64
Adjusted Score34/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score34
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
N (0°)
Direction range
330° - 30°
Size range
0.9m - 1.8m
Ideal size
1.5m
Height multiplier
0.90×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: North end of Huanchaco.

Best Season

Peak: Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Apr, Nov

Works with rare N swells.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
community

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