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Chicama - Malpaso

Puerto Malabrigo, La Libertad, Peru
🪨Rocks⚠️Shallow

Malpaso is Chicama's barrel section - where the wave hits a shallower reef and throws perfect tubes at low tide. The name means 'bad pass' in Spanish, referring to the challenging shallow section that rewards those who commit.

3-Day Forecast
Today
16
62
Fair
1.9m
@17s
19km/h
Tue
17
44
Poor
1.4m
@15s
12km/h
Wed
18
44
Poor
1.5m
@16s
14km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.9m
SSW(205°)
Score: 9/25
Period
17s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
19km/h
SSE(167°)
Score: 5/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm70%
Windswell Component
0.2mS@2s
Secondary Swell
0.1mSSW
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

2:15 am
High tide - 0.41m
8:23 am
Low tide - -0.26m
3:00 pm
High tide - 0.76m
9:23 pm
Low tide - -0.15m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

62
Fair
Components
Swell Direction23/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind5/25
Raw Score62/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score62

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SSW (202°)
Direction range
180° - 225°
Size range
1.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.6m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SE (135°)
Offshore range
110° - 160°
Best window
morning

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low
Optimal range
0.2m - 1.2m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Third section of Chicama.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best at low tide. Barrel section.

Getting There

Airport
TRU
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

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