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Level 7/10

Panic Point

Lobitos, Piura, Peru

🪨Rocks🦔Urchins🌀Strong rips

Panic Point is the heavier member of the Lobitos wave family - a powerful left that produces hollow barrels over a rocky bottom. The name says it all: this is a step up from the main Lobitos point.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.5mSSW

@16s

15km/h

1.5m

@16s

15km/h

Choppy

Tue

Fair

1.2mSSW

@16s

10km/h

1.2m

@16s

10km/h

Choppy

Wed

Poor

1.3mSSW

@18s

18km/h

1.3m

@18s

18km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.5m

SSW(193°)

Score: 10/25

Period

16s

Long period groundswell

Score: 25/25

Wind

15km/h

SSW(196°)

Score: 1/25

Weather

23°C

0.0mm45%

Windswell Component

0.3mSSW@2s

Secondary Swell

0.3mNW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 17 km/h SSE|PM: 13 km/h SSW

Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot

High tide at 2pm (1.0m)

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

Poor

Components

Swell Direction10/25

Swell Size10/25

Swell Period25/25

Wind1/25

Raw Score46/100

Adjustments

🤢 Wind History-10

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score31/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score31

🤢 Morning Sickness

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (220°)
Direction range: 200° - 255°
Size range: 1.2m - 3.5m
Ideal size: 2.8m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: ESE (110°)
Offshore range: 70° - 150°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid to high
Optimal range: 0.5m - 1.5m
Danger below: 0.3m

Water temp

20°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: North of main Lobitos point.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Best March-October. Part of Lobitos wave complex.

Getting There

Airport

PIU

Drive time

100 min

Data quality

verified

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