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Level 6/10

Penascal

Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks

Penascal is a quality left reef break within the Punta Hermosa complex, offering an alternative to the more crowded main breaks. The wave produces hollow sections over a rock reef when SW swells light up the Lima coast.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Poor

1.6mSSW

@13s

9km/h

1.6m

@13s

9km/h

Tue

Poor

1.0mSSW

@15s

7km/h

1.0m

@15s

7km/h

Wed

Good

2.1mSSW

@16s

8km/h

2.1m

@16s

8km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.6m

SSW(195°)

Score: 13/25

Period

13s

Medium period swell

Score: 8/25

Wind

9km/h

WSW(252°)

Score: 11/25

Weather

24°C

0.0mm78%

Secondary Swell

0.4mSSW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 5 km/h W|PM: 9 km/h WSW

Lighter winds early (5 km/h)

Tide at 9am (-0.1m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:00 am

High tide - 0.33m

9:38 am

Low tide - -0.15m

4:10 pm

High tide - 0.60m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction9/25

Swell Size13/25

Swell Period8/25

Wind11/25

Raw Score41/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score41

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SW (225°)
Direction range: 200° - 250°
Size range: 1.2m - 2.4m
Ideal size: 2.1m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.4m

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Part of Punta Hermosa complex.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Oct

Secondary: Mar, Nov

Quality reef in Punta Hermosa complex.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

45 min

Data quality

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