Beach

both

Level 3/10

Playa Norte

San Bartolo, Lima, Peru

👥Crowded🌀Strong rips

Playa Norte is San Bartolo's main beach break, offering consistent waves in a popular Lima beach resort setting. Good for intermediate surfers looking for uncomplicated waves.

10-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.4mSSW

@6s

14km/h

1.4m

@6s

14km/h

Mon

Fair

1.8mSSW

@10s

11km/h

1.8m

@10s

11km/h

Tue

Poor

2.3mSSW

@10s

12km/h

2.3m

@10s

12km/h

Wed

Poor

2.5mSSW

@9s

9km/h

2.5m

@9s

9km/h

Thu

Fair

2.0mSSW

@8s

9km/h

2.0m

@8s

9km/h

Fri

Fair

1.3mSW

@13s

13km/h

1.3m

@13s

13km/h

Sat

Good

1.5mSW

@14s

11km/h

1.5m

@14s

11km/h

Sun

Good

1.6mSSW

@12s

10km/h

1.6m

@12s

10km/h

Mon

Fair

2.1mSSW

@11s

12km/h

2.1m

@11s

12km/h

Tue

Good

2.1mSSW

@13s

11km/h

2.1m

@13s

11km/h

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

1.4m

SSW(193°)

Score: 19/25

Period

Short period / windswell

Score: 1/25

Wind

14km/h

S(181°)

Score: 3/25

Weather

21°C

0.2mm100%

Windswell Component

0.2mS@2s

Secondary Swell

0.5mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 11 km/h SSE|PM: 15 km/h SSW

Lighter winds early (11 km/h)

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 Direction23/25

Swell Size19/25

Swell Period1/25

Wind3/25

Raw Score46/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+3

⚠️ Weak Component-10

Adjusted Score39/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score39

🌊 Mostly in the tide window

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (195°)
Direction range: 175° - 220°
Size range: 0.6m - 2m
Ideal size: 1.6m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all
Optimal range: 0.3m - 1.5m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Main beach at San Bartolo.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. Summer beach resort crowd.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

50 min

Data quality

verified

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