Beach
both
Level 3/10
Mejia
Arequipa, Peru
🌀Strong rips
Mejia offers the unique combination of surf and birdwatching - the beach break sits adjacent to Lagunas de Mejia, Peru's most important wetland sanctuary with over 200 bird species.
3-Day Forecast
Today's Conditions
Swell
2.2m
SSW(206°)
Score: 20/25
Period
14s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
10km/h
SSE(149°)
Score: 13/25
Weather
24°C
0.0mm61%
Windswell Component
0.1mSE@2s
Secondary Swell
0.3mESE
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
Location & Conditions
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Tide Times
6:10 am
High tide - 0.25m
11:37 am
Low tide - -0.13m
6:06 pm
High tide - 0.65m
Times shown in spot-local time.
Strike Score Breakdown
80
FiringComponents
Swell Direction22/25
Swell Size20/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind13/25
Raw Score80/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score80
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Spot Details
Swell Requirements
- Optimal direction
- SSW (210°)
- Direction range
- 190° - 240°
- Size range
- 0.6m - 2.5m
- Ideal size
- 1.9m
- 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
15°C
Wetsuit
4/3mm fullsuit
Difficulty
3/10
Crowd level
2/10
Access: Near Lagunas de Mejia wetland sanctuary.
Best Season
Peak: Mar-Oct
Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb
Year-round. Near wetland sanctuary.
Getting There
Airport
AQPDrive time
160 minData quality
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