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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.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Fair

1.7mSSW

@17s

17km/h

1.7m

@17s

17km/h

Tue

Fair

1.5mSSW

@16s

20km/h

1.5m

@16s

20km/h

Wed

Fair

1.2mSSW

@17s

9km/h

1.2m

@17s

9km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

SSW(208°)

Score: 11/25

Period

17s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

17km/h

SSW(202°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

25°C

0.0mm86%

Windswell Component

0.1mSSW@1s

Secondary Swell

1.0mSSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:40 am

High tide - 0.64m

7:51 am

Low tide - -0.35m

2:21 pm

High tide - 0.92m

8:34 pm

Low tide - -0.24m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Components

Swell Direction17/25

Swell Size11/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score54/100

Adjustments

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score49/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score49

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°
Best window: morning

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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