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Huanchaco - El Elio

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru
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El Elio is the main left point at Huanchaco, the ancient fishing village famous for its caballitos de totora (reed boats). The wave offers quality walls with a unique cultural backdrop - fishermen still use traditional reed craft here.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
34
Poor
0.9m
@12s
16km/h
Mon
22
62
Fair
1.5m
@11s
13km/h
Tue
23
76
Good
2.2m
@13s
14km/h
Wed
24
60
Fair
2.4m
@10s
15km/h
Thu
25
67
Good
2.0m
@9s
13km/h
Fri
26
51
Fair
1.6m
@8s
13km/h
Sat
27
58
Fair
1.3m
@13s
13km/h
Sun
28
60
Fair
1.4m
@13s
13km/h
Mon
29
76
Good
1.8m
@12s
12km/h
Tue
30
77
Good
2.2m
@12s
13km/h
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Today's Conditions

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Swell
0.9m
SW(216°)
Score: 3/25
Period
12s
Medium period swell
Score: 6/25
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
High tide at 9am (0.8m)

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 Direction16/25
Swell Size3/25
Swell Period6/25
Wind23/25
Raw Score48/100
Adjustments
🌊💨 Windswell-3
🌊 Tide+3
⚠️ Weak Component-5
📉 Undersized Swell-9
🚫 Undersized Capmax 44
Adjusted Score34/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score34
🌊 Mostly in the tide window
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (202°)
Direction range
180° - 225°
Size range
1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size
2.0m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
high
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.6m

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Main Huanchaco point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best at high tide.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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