Beach

both

Level 3/10

Mejia

Arequipa, Peru

🌀Strong rips

Mejia offers the unique combination of surf and birdwatching - the beach break sits adjacent to Lagunas de Mejia, Peru's most important wetland sanctuary with over 200 bird species.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Good

1.8mSSW

@13s

9km/h

1.8m

@13s

9km/h

Tue

Firing

1.6mSSW

@16s

7km/h

1.6m

@16s

7km/h

Wed

Good

2.8mSSW

@16s

7km/h

2.8m

@16s

7km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.8m

SSW(197°)

Score: 23/25

Period

13s

Medium period swell

Score: 23/25

Wind

9km/h

SE(145°)

Score: 16/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm49%

Windswell Component

0.1mSE@2s

Secondary Swell

0.1mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 4 km/h ENE|PM: 10 km/h SSE

4 km/h vs 10 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Wind

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Tide Times

5:56 am

High tide - 0.37m

11:36 am

Low tide - -0.20m

5:55 pm

High tide - 0.64m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction16/25

Swell Size23/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind16/25

Raw Score78/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score78

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (210°)
Direction range: 190° - 240°
Size range: 0.6m - 2.5m
Ideal size: 1.9m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: E (90°)
Offshore range: 50° - 130°

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

15°C

Wetsuit

4/3mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: Near Lagunas de Mejia wetland sanctuary.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. Near wetland sanctuary.

Getting There

Airport

AQP

Drive time

160 min

Data quality

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