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Huanchaco - El Elio

Huanchaco, La Libertad, Peru

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El Elio is the main left point at Huanchaco, the ancient fishing village famous for its caballitos de totora (reed boats). The wave offers quality walls with a unique cultural backdrop - fishermen still use traditional reed craft here.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

2.1mSSW

@15s

17km/h

2.1m

@15s

17km/h

Tue

Good

1.6mSSW

@14s

10km/h

1.6m

@14s

10km/h

Wed

Fair

1.7mSSW

@14s

14km/h

1.7m

@14s

14km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

2.1m

SSW(202°)

Score: 23/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 23/25

Wind

17km/h

SSE(168°)

Score: 5/25

Weather

25°C

0.0mm72%

Windswell Component

0.1mS@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

2:22 am

High tide - 0.40m

8:24 am

Low tide - -0.25m

3:06 pm

High tide - 0.74m

9:30 pm

Low tide - -0.15m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction25/25

Swell Size23/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind5/25

Raw Score76/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score76

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (202°)
Direction range: 180° - 225°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: high
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.6m

Water temp

18°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Main Huanchaco point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Best at high tide.

Getting There

Airport

TRU

Drive time

15 min

Data quality

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