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Level 5/10

La Isla

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks

La Isla is a left reef break near a distinctive rock formation at Punta Hermosa. The wave offers consistent walls when SW swells hit, with an easier paddle-out than some neighboring breaks.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.4mSSW

@6s

12km/h

1.4m

@6s

12km/h

Mon

Poor

1.8mSSW

@10s

9km/h

1.8m

@10s

9km/h

Tue

Poor

2.3mSSW

@10s

10km/h

2.3m

@10s

10km/h

Wed

Poor

2.5mSSW

@9s

8km/h

2.5m

@9s

8km/h

Thu

Poor

2.0mSSW

@8s

8km/h

2.0m

@8s

8km/h

Fri

Poor

1.3mSW

@13s

11km/h

1.3m

@13s

11km/h

Sat

Fair

1.5mSW

@14s

10km/h

1.5m

@14s

10km/h

Sun

Fair

1.6mSSW

@12s

10km/h

1.6m

@12s

10km/h

Mon

Fair

2.1mSSW

@11s

11km/h

2.1m

@11s

11km/h

Tue

Fair

2.1mSSW

@13s

9km/h

2.1m

@13s

9km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.4m

SSW(193°)

Score: 10/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 0/25

Wind

12km/h

S(185°)

Score: 9/25

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

Lighter winds early (8 km/h)

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

Poor

Components

Swell Direction9/25

Swell Size10/25

Swell Period0/25

Wind9/25

Raw Score28/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+1

⚠️ Weak Component-10

📉 Undersized Swell-9

Adjusted Score10/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score10

🌊 Partly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (225°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: ESE (112°)
Offshore range: 90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Between main Punta Hermosa breaks.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Near Caballeros.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

community

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