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Kon Tiki

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Kon Tiki is one of Peru's premier right-hand waves, named after Thor Heyerdahl's famous raft expedition that departed from nearby Callao. The wave offers powerful, hollow rights over a rock reef.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.0mSSW

@15s

8km/h

2.0m

@15s

8km/h

Tue

Fair

1.5mSSW

@14s

8km/h

1.5m

@14s

8km/h

Wed

Fair

1.6mSSW

@14s

8km/h

1.6m

@14s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.0m

SSW(208°)

Score: 17/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

8km/h

SSW(204°)

Score: 14/25

Weather

24°C

0.0mm82%

Secondary Swell

0.1mS

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:00 am

High tide - 0.20m

9:30 am

Low tide - -0.14m

4:30 pm

High tide - 0.59m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size17/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind14/25

Raw Score68/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score68

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: S (190°)
Direction range: 170° - 215°
Size range: 1m - 3m
Ideal size: 2.5m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: South of main Punta Hermosa.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Named after Thor Heyerdahl expedition.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

verified

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