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Level 7/10

Punta Negra

Lima, Peru

🪸Sharp reef🪨Rocks🌀Strong rips

Punta Negra is a quality left reef break between the more famous Punta Hermosa and San Bartolo. When solid S swells arrive, it produces hollow barrels over a rock and coral reef.

3-Day Forecast

Today

Fair

1.7mSSW

@13s

7km/h

1.7m

@13s

7km/h

Tue

Good

1.0mSSW

@15s

6km/h

1.0m

@15s

6km/h

Wed

Good

2.1mSSW

@16s

7km/h

2.1m

@16s

7km/h

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Today's Conditions

Swell

1.7m

SSW(194°)

Score: 13/25

Period

13s

Medium period swell

Score: 8/25

Wind

7km/h

WSW(240°)

Score: 15/25

Weather

26°C

0.0mm66%

Secondary Swell

0.3mW

Forecast Confidence

100%

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

Best Session

morning

AM: 1 km/h NW|PM: 8 km/h SW

1 km/h vs 8 km/h afternoon

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

3:55 am

High tide - 0.33m

9:37 am

Low tide - -0.16m

4:10 pm

High tide - 0.60m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Components

Swell Direction20/25

Swell Size13/25

Swell Period8/25

Wind15/25

Raw Score56/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score56

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Direction range: 180° - 230°
Size range: 1m - 3m
Ideal size: 2.5m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 16s+

Wind Requirements

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

Tide Requirements

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

Water temp

17°C

Wetsuit

3/2mm fullsuit

Difficulty

7/10

Crowd level

4/10

Access: Between Punta Hermosa and San Bartolo.

Best Season

Peak: Apr-Sep

Secondary: Mar, Oct

Needs solid swell. Quality hollow wave.

Getting There

Airport

LIM

Drive time

40 min

Data quality

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