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Kon Tiki

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru
🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Kon Tiki is one of Peru's premier right-hand waves, named after Thor Heyerdahl's famous raft expedition that departed from nearby Callao. The wave offers powerful, hollow rights over a rock reef.

10-Day Forecast
Today
21
17
Poor
1.4m
@6s
12km/h
Mon
22
29
Poor
1.8m
@10s
9km/h
Tue
23
37
Poor
2.3m
@10s
10km/h
Wed
24
40
Poor
2.5m
@9s
8km/h
Thu
25
39
Poor
2.0m
@8s
8km/h
Fri
26
23
Poor
1.3m
@13s
11km/h
Sat
27
39
Poor
1.5m
@14s
10km/h
Sun
28
38
Poor
1.6m
@12s
10km/h
Mon
29
45
Fair
2.1m
@11s
11km/h
Tue
30
60
Fair
2.1m
@13s
9km/h
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Today's Conditions

Find Flights
Swell
1.4m
SSW(193°)
Score: 10/25
Period
6s
Short period / windswell
Score: 0/25
Wind
12km/h
S(185°)
Score: 7/25
Weather
21°C
0.1mm100%
Windswell Component
0.2mS@2s
Secondary Swell
0.5mSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 8 km/h SE|PM: 13 km/h SW
Similar wind — morning has better tide for this spot
High tide at 11am (0.6m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:00 am
Low tide - 0.03m
11:00 am
High tide - 0.59m
6:10 pm
Low tide - -0.04m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

17
Poor
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size10/25
Swell Period0/25
Wind7/25
Raw Score40/100
Adjustments
🌊 Tide-4
⚠️ Weak Component-10
📉 Undersized Swell-9
Adjusted Score17/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score17
🌊 Touches shallow danger zone
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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
S (190°)
Direction range
170° - 215°
Size range
1m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
E (90°)
Offshore range
50° - 130°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
mid to high
Optimal range
0.5m - 1.5m
Danger below
0.3m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: South of main Punta Hermosa.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Named after Thor Heyerdahl expedition.

Getting There

Airport
LIM
Drive time
45 min
Data quality
verified

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