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Level 7/10

Cabo Blanco

Piura, Peru

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Cabo Blanco is Peru's heaviest wave - a powerful left point that produces thick, hollow barrels when solid SW swells hit. Made famous as Hemingway's marlin fishing spot, it now attracts barrel hunters seeking some of South America's gnarliest tubes.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.0mSSW

@16s

19km/h

1.0m

@16s

19km/h

Choppy

Tue

Poor

0.8mSSW

@16s

10km/h

0.8m

@16s

10km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.0mSSW

@18s

23km/h

1.0m

@18s

23km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.0m

SSW(202°)

Score: 8/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

19km/h

SSW(200°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

25°C

0.0mm48%

Windswell Component

0.2mSSW@2s

Secondary Swell

0.3mSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 24 km/h S|PM: 16 km/h SSW

16 km/h vs 24 km/h morning

Tide at 2pm (1.0m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:38 am

High tide - 0.77m

7:47 am

Low tide - -0.45m

2:06 pm

High tide - 1.02m

8:30 pm

Low tide - -0.43m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction14/25

Swell Size8/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score48/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-17

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score26/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score26

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1m - 4m
Ideal size: 3.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (100°)
Offshore range: 60° - 140°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.6m
Danger below: 0.3m

Water temp

21°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Small fishing village. Basic services.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Needs solid swell. Historic big wave spot.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

150 min

Data quality

verified

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