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Cabo Blanco

Piura, Talara - El Alto · Expert Poor
1.1m
3/10
12s 18 km/h
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Cabo Blanco - surf spot in Piura
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About Cabo Blanco

Known as the Peruvian Pipeline, this tubular and powerful left breaks in shallow water over reef. Experts only. Legendary spot where Ernest Hemingway fished.

Characteristics

Level
Extreme conditions. Only for very experienced surfers.
· 📅 December - March ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-4.2499°, -81.2328° Piura
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Cabo Blanco — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:00

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.1m

10.7s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

11.8s SW

Wind

18 km/h

Gusts 27 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.5m

4.5s SSW

Temp.

23.4°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:33
↓ 18:26
🌙
↑ 01:29
↓ 13:43
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:35 - 0.37m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:35

0.37m

High Tide

10:00

1.35m

Low Tide

16:44

0.19m

High Tide

23:00

1.16m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.0m-1.2m

12s

SW SW SW
23 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.0m-1.2m

12s

SW SW SW
21 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
22 km/h
🌒

Sun

0.9m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
18 km/h
🌒

Mon

0.8m-0.9m

10s

SW SW SW
18 km/h
🌑

Tue

0.8m-1.0m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
23 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
25 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.0m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
22 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.0m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
26 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

27 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:35 (0.37m) 10:00 (1.35m) 16:44 (0.19m) 23:00 (1.16m)
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 12s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

218° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 04:52 (0.38m) 11:02 (1.30m) 17:45 (0.06m)
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

217° SW
Period: 12s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

217° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 00:15 (1.17m) 06:07 (0.31m) 12:10 (1.30m) 18:50 (-0.04m)
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

219° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 01:21 (1.31m) 07:18 (0.24m) 13:15 (1.36m) 19:49 (-0.16m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 02:17 (1.45m) 08:23 (0.16m) 14:13 (1.41m) 20:39 (-0.25m)
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

214° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

214° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
Tides: 03:12 (1.56m) 09:15 (0.09m) 15:11 (1.49m) 21:33 (-0.29m)
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

207° SSW
Period: 12s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

208° SSW
Period: 12s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 48 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 11s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 11s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

217° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

216° SW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 49 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 49 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

208° SSW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
27 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
34 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
30 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 12s SW 17 km/h 0.5m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.90m
3
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.5m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.70m
3
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 12s SW 19 km/h 0.5m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
3
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 21 km/h 0.5m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.39m
2
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 23 km/h 0.5m / 4s SW - - 0.0 4.4 km 0.38m
2
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 23 km/h 0.4m / 4s SW - - 0.0 3.9 km 0.48m
2

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Surf information for Cabo Blanco

Cabo Blanco is a Expert level surf spot located in Talara, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is roca y coral. The best season to surf is December - March.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes hospedaje

Access

auto

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Condition Scoring

Rating Algorithm 1-10

Each forecast hour receives a score from 1 to 10, calculated by adding points for different factors:

Wave Height (0-4 pts)

< 0.5m = 0 pts | 0.5-1.0m = 1 pt | 1.0-1.5m = 2 pts | 1.5-2.5m = 3 pts | > 2.5m = 4 pts

Dominant Period (-1 to 3 pts)

Uses the dominant/peak period (wave_period). < 8s = -1 pt (wind swell, messy) | 8-10s = 0 pts | 10-12s = 1 pt | 12-16s = 2 pts | > 16s = 3 pts

Wind (-2 to +2 pts)

Glassy (< 5 km/h): +2. Light wind (5-10 km/h): +1. Moderate wind (10-20 km/h): offshore +1, onshore -1. Strong wind (> 20 km/h): onshore -2, offshore -1. Wind data covers the full 15-day forecast window.

Secondary Swell (-1 to +1 pt)

If a secondary swell with height ≥ 0.3m and long period (≥ 10s) exists, +1 point is added. If the period is short (< 10s) and direction differs > 45° from the primary swell, -1 point penalty for crossed seas. If directions are similar (≤ 45°), no penalty is applied.

Rating by score:

Flat (1) Poor (2-3) Fair (4-5) Good (6-7) Epic (8-10)
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