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Makaha

Miraflores, Lima, Peru

👥Crowded🚫Pollution🪨Rocks

Makaha is the closest quality wave to central Lima, breaking below the cliffs of upscale Miraflores district. Urban surfing at its finest - grab a post-surf pisco sour within walking distance.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.2mSSW

@15s

10km/h

2.2m

@15s

10km/h

Tue

Firing

1.8mSSW

@14s

9km/h

1.8m

@14s

9km/h

Wed

Firing

1.8mSSW

@14s

9km/h

1.8m

@14s

9km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.2m

SSW(202°)

Score: 12/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

10km/h

SSE(166°)

Score: 13/25

Weather

22°C

0.0mm64%

Windswell Component

0.1mS@2s

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:45 am

High tide - 0.21m

9:20 am

Low tide - -0.14m

4:15 pm

High tide - 0.60m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction20/25

Swell Size12/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind13/25

Raw Score70/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score70

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°
Best window: morning

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

4/10

Crowd level

7/10

Access: Below Miraflores cliffs. Stairway access.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round urban surf. Best mornings.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

20 min

Data quality

verified

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The Strike Specialist in Lima is Suna Surf Guide. Get in touch with them for the best chance of scoring the best waves in Lima — and don't forget to tell 'em Barrel D sent ya.

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