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Level 3/10

Playa Norte

San Bartolo, Lima, Peru

👥Crowded🌀Strong rips

Playa Norte is San Bartolo's main beach break, offering consistent waves in a popular Lima beach resort setting. Good for intermediate surfers looking for uncomplicated waves.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Firing

1.6mSSW

@13s

9km/h

1.6m

@13s

9km/h

Tue

Good

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: 25/25

Period

13s

Medium period swell

Score: 23/25

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)

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

Firing

Components

Swell Direction25/25

Swell Size25/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind11/25

Raw Score84/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score84

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (195°)
Direction range: 175° - 220°
Size range: 0.6m - 2m
Ideal size: 1.6m
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

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

3/10

Crowd level

6/10

Access: Main beach at San Bartolo.

Best Season

Peak: Mar-Oct

Secondary: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb

Year-round. Summer beach resort crowd.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

50 min

Data quality

verified

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