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Level 7/10

Punta Negra

Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Punta Negra is a quality left reef break between the more famous Punta Hermosa and San Bartolo. When solid S swells arrive, it produces hollow barrels over a rock and coral reef.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.0mSSW

@15s

9km/h

2.0m

@15s

9km/h

Tue

Good

1.5mSSW

@15s

6km/h

1.5m

@15s

6km/h

Wed

Fair

1.6mSSW

@14s

8km/h

1.6m

@14s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.0m

SSW(207°)

Score: 17/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

9km/h

SSW(207°)

Score: 12/25

Weather

28°C

0.0mm59%

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:54 am

High tide - 0.21m

9:30 am

Low tide - -0.14m

4:21 pm

High tide - 0.59m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction20/25

Swell Size17/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind12/25

Raw Score72/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score72

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Direction range: 180° - 230°
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

7/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Between Punta Hermosa and San Bartolo.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Quality hollow wave.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

40 min

Data quality

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