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Lobitos

Piura, Peru
🪨Rocks🦔Urchins

Lobitos is Peru's raw, untamed left point break paradise—a collection of world-class waves strung along a desolate coastline backed by the rusting infrastructure of abandoned oil operations. The main left peels endlessly, while surrounding points offer variety from playful to punishing. The town itself is wonderfully sparse: dusty streets, basic accommodations, and a small community of dedicated surfers who've chosen this remote stretch of coast over comfort. Long-period Southern Ocean groundswells march into Lobitos throughout the year, creating opportunities for those willing to embrace the frontier surf lifestyle.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
35
Poor
1.5m
@16s
17km/h
Tue
31
50
Fair
1.1m
@16s
11km/h
Wed
1
42
Poor
1.4m
@18s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
SSW(194°)
Score: 13/25
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
2:11 pm
High tide - 1.00m
8:30 pm
Low tide - -0.41m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

35
Poor
Components
Swell Direction11/25
Swell Size13/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score50/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score35/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score35
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (220°)
Direction range
200° - 260°
Size range
0.8m - 3m
Ideal size
2.3m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
ESE (120°)
Offshore range
80° - 160°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
all
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.5m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Old oil town. Basic infrastructure.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. March-October bigger swells from Southern Ocean.

Getting There

Airport
PIU
Drive time
90 min
Data quality
verified

🤙 Strike Specialist

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