Big Wave

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Level 6/10

Pico Alto

Punta Hermosa, Peru

⚠️Shallow🪸Sharp reef

Pico Alto is Peru's premier big wave—a deepwater reef 1.5km offshore from Punta Hermosa that produces some of South America's largest rideable waves. The unique geography means the wave almost never closes out, offering clean faces in the 40-60 foot range about 10 days per year. The 30-minute paddle out is challenging, but the reward is one of the most user-friendly big waves on the planet. Peru's consistent S-SW swells and cold upwelling water create ideal big wave conditions.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.5mSSW

@6s

12km/h

1.5m

@6s

12km/h

Mon

Poor

2.0mSSW

@10s

9km/h

2.0m

@10s

9km/h

Tue

Poor

2.6mSSW

@10s

10km/h

2.6m

@10s

10km/h

Wed

Poor

2.8mSSW

@9s

8km/h

2.8m

@9s

8km/h

Thu

Poor

2.2mSSW

@8s

8km/h

2.2m

@8s

8km/h

Fri

Poor

1.5mSW

@13s

11km/h

1.5m

@13s

11km/h

Sat

Poor

1.7mSW

@14s

10km/h

1.7m

@14s

10km/h

Sun

Poor

1.8mSSW

@12s

10km/h

1.8m

@12s

10km/h

Mon

Poor

2.4mSSW

@11s

11km/h

2.4m

@11s

11km/h

Tue

Poor

2.4mSSW

@13s

9km/h

2.4m

@13s

9km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.5m

SSW(193°)

Score: 1/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 0/25

Wind

12km/h

S(185°)

Score: 7/25

Weather

20°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)

Location & Conditions

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Wind

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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 Direction20/25

Swell Size1/25

Swell Period0/25

Wind7/25

Raw Score28/100

Adjustments

⚠️ Weak Component-15

📉 Undersized Swell-12

🚫 Undersized Capmax 15

Adjusted Score1/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score1

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Direction range: 180° - 225°
Size range: 3.7m - 12.2m
Ideal size: 8.1m
Height multiplier: 1.08×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (90°)
Offshore range: 45° - 135°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: 30min paddle

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

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