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Lobitos Main Point

Lobitos, Piura, Peru
🪨Rocks🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips

Lobitos Main Point is the centerpiece of this dusty oil-town-turned-surf-camp - a long, mechanical left that offers 200+ meter rides on good days. The wave has hosted international contests and draws surfers willing to rough it for world-class waves.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
28
Poor
1.5m
@16s
17km/h
Tue
31
37
Poor
1.1m
@16s
11km/h
Wed
1
24
Poor
1.1m
@18s
18km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.5m
SSW(194°)
Score: 8/25
Period
16s
Long period groundswell
Score: 25/25
Wind
17km/h
S(191°)
Score: 1/25
Weather
23°C
0.0mm55%
Secondary Swell
0.2mNW
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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Strike Score Breakdown

28
Poor
Components
Swell Direction9/25
Swell Size8/25
Swell Period25/25
Wind1/25
Raw Score43/100
Adjustments
🤢 Wind History-10
⚠️ Weak Component-5
Adjusted Score28/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score28
🤢 Morning Sickness

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Direction range
200° - 250°
Size range
1.5m - 3m
Ideal size
2.5m
Height multiplier
0.97×
Ideal period
16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

5/10

Access: Main point in Lobitos surf complex.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October with SW groundswells.

Getting There

Airport
PIU
Drive time
100 min
Data quality
verified

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