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Level 5/10

Baterias

Lobitos, Piura, Peru

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Baterias is a consistent left point break south of the main Lobitos wave, offering all-tide surfing with fewer crowds. Named after old military batteries, the wave provides a reliable alternative when other spots are too crowded or challenging.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.5mSSW

@16s

17km/h

1.5m

@16s

17km/h

Choppy

Tue

Fair

1.1mSSW

@16s

11km/h

1.1m

@16s

11km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.4mSSW

@18s

18km/h

1.4m

@18s

18km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.5m

SSW(194°)

Score: 12/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

17km/h

S(191°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm55%

Windswell Component

0.3mSSW@2s

Secondary Swell

0.3mNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 18 km/h SSE|PM: 14 km/h SSW

Lighter winds later (14 km/h)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:38 am

High tide - 0.74m

7:48 am

Low tide - -0.44m

2:08 pm

High tide - 1.00m

8:30 pm

Low tide - -0.41m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction16/25

Swell Size12/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score54/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-10

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score39/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score39

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: S (180°)
Direction range: 165° - 200°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: ESE (112°)
Offshore range: 90° - 135°

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: South of main Lobitos point.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Works on all tides. Consistent.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

100 min

Data quality

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