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Chicama

La Libertad, Ascope - Rázuri · Intermediate Fair
1.4m
4/10
12s 15 km/h
Chicama - surf spot in La Libertad

About Chicama

The longest left wave in the world, with rides up to 2 km. A pilgrimage destination for surfers from around the planet.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 April - October ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-7.7052°, -79.4529° La Libertad

Chicama — La Libertad

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:00

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.4m

11.2s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

11.7s SSW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 22 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.4m

17.1s SSW

Temp.

22.8°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:32
18:13
🌙
01:27
13:30
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 04:13 - 0.58m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.4m 💨 13 km/h
Fair 4/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

04:13

0.58m

High Tide

10:30

1.11m

Low Tide

17:23

0.32m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.4m-1.5m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.5m-1.5m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.4m-1.5m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.2m-1.4m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.2m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.2m-1.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.2m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.3m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
16 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

18 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:13 (0.58m) 10:30 (1.11m) 17:23 (0.32m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 13s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 163 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

208° SSW
Period: 13s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 187 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 00:00 (1.05m) 05:47 (0.61m) 11:30 (1.08m) 18:24 (0.22m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

211° SSW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 187 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 01:10 (1.11m) 07:13 (0.54m) 12:42 (1.05m) 19:24 (0.11m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 02:14 (1.21m) 08:23 (0.46m) 13:46 (1.05m) 20:20 (0.01m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 3s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

200° SSW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

200° SSW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 3s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

199° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 03:09 (1.30m) 09:15 (0.38m) 14:41 (1.06m) 21:10 (-0.06m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

196° SSW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:00 (1.38m) 10:12 (0.33m) 15:39 (1.09m) 22:02 (-0.10m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

197° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

195° SSW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

194° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 102 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

217° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

215° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

204° SSW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.3m

215° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 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 1.4m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 14 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.91m
4
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.4m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 15 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.82m
4
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.4m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 16 km/h 0.5m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.72m
4
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.4m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 15 km/h 0.7m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.63m
3
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 12s SSW 14 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.58m
3
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.4m 11s 1.0m / 12s SSW 13 km/h 0.7m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.60m
3

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Surf information for Chicama

Chicama is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Ascope, La Libertad, Perú. The bottom surface is piedra y arena. The best season to surf is April - October.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard stand_up_paddle

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes hospedaje alquiler_tablas

Access

auto transporte_publico

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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