Point

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Level 7/10

Panic Point

Lobitos, Piura, Peru

🪨Rocks🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips

Panic Point is the heavier member of the Lobitos wave family - a powerful left that produces hollow barrels over a rocky bottom. The name says it all: this is a step up from the main Lobitos point.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

0.9mSW

@14s

26km/h

0.9m

@14s

26km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.0mSSW

@18s

20km/h

1.0m

@18s

20km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

1.7mSSW

@17s

20km/h

1.7m

@17s

20km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.7mSSW

@15s

26km/h

1.7m

@15s

26km/h

Thu

Poor

1.4mSSW

@16s

23km/h

1.4m

@16s

23km/h

Choppy

Fri

Poor

1.4mSSW

@17s

25km/h

1.4m

@17s

25km/h

Choppy

Sat

Poor

1.2mSW

@15s

24km/h

1.2m

@15s

24km/h

Choppy

Sun

Poor

1.7mSSW

@16s

20km/h

1.7m

@16s

20km/h

Choppy

Mon

Poor

1.5mSSW

@15s

21km/h

1.5m

@15s

21km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

1.4mSSW

@16s

23km/h

1.4m

@16s

23km/h

Choppy

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

0.9m

SW(222°)

Score: 3/25

Period

14s

Long period groundswell

Score: 14/25

Wind

26km/h

S(186°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

27°C

0.0mm2%

Windswell Component

0.7mS@3s

Secondary Swell

0.6mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

morning

AM: 16 km/h S|PM: 27 km/h S

16 km/h vs 27 km/h afternoon

High tide at 8am (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:57 am

Low tide - -0.30m

8:30 am

High tide - 1.03m

2:55 pm

Low tide - -0.15m

8:51 pm

High tide - 0.75m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction23/25

Swell Size3/25

Swell Period14/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score41/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-21

🌊💨 Windswell-5

🌊 Tide+5

⚠️ Weak Component-10

🚫 Undersized Capmax 44

Adjusted Score10/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score10

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Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 200° - 255°
Size range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Ideal size: 2.8m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: ESE (110°)
Offshore range: 70° - 150°

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: North of main Lobitos point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Part of Lobitos wave complex.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

100 min

Data quality

verified

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