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Máncora

Piura, Talara - Máncora · Beginner Poor
1.1m
3/10
12s 15 km/h
Máncora - surf spot in Piura

About Máncora

The most popular beach destination in northern Peru. Beach break with lefts, reef break and point break over sand and rock bottom. Warm water and vibrant nightlife.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 October - March ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
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Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-4.1049°, -81.0594° Piura

Máncora — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:00

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.1m

10.3s period

Primary Swell

0.8m

11.8s SW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 23 km/h SSW

Secondary Swell

0.4m

4.7s SW

Temp.

24.1°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:32
18:26
🌙
01:28
13:43
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:35 - 0.37m

Best Time to Surf Today

09:00 - 12:00

🌊 1.0m 💨 11 km/h
Fair 4.3/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:35

0.37m

High Tide

10:00

1.38m

Low Tide

16:44

0.19m

High Tide

22:58

1.19m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.0m-1.1m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.0m-1.2m

12s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌒

Sun

0.9m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌒

Mon

0.8m-0.9m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌑

Tue

0.8m-1.1m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.0m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌑

Thu

0.9m-1.1m

10s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.0m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

20 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:35 (0.37m) 10:00 (1.38m) 16:44 (0.19m) 22:58 (1.19m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:52 (0.37m) 11:02 (1.33m) 17:45 (0.06m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.1m

221° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

220° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 00:12 (1.20m) 06:05 (0.30m) 12:10 (1.33m) 18:50 (-0.05m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

222° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

222° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

222° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 01:15 (1.34m) 07:17 (0.23m) 13:15 (1.39m) 19:48 (-0.16m)
Morning Good

0.9m - 1.0m

223° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

222° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

220° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

220° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 8s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 02:17 (1.47m) 08:19 (0.15m) 14:11 (1.45m) 20:41 (-0.26m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

221° SW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

217° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

215° SW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

221° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
Tides: 03:12 (1.59m) 09:14 (0.10m) 15:10 (1.54m) 21:30 (-0.30m)
Morning Good

0.8m - 0.9m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 38 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 13s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

219° SW
Period: 13s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 57 kJ
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

218° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

218° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 8s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 49 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

217° SW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 49 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 49 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

209° SSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
22 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
21 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 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 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 12 km/h 0.4m / 5s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.92m
3
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.1m 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.4m / 5s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.71m
3
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.1m 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 16 km/h 0.4m / 4s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
3
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.0m 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.4m / 4s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.39m
3
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.0m 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
3
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.0m 10s 0.8m / 12s SW 18 km/h 0.4m / 4s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.48m
3

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Surf information for Máncora

Máncora is a Beginner level surf spot located in Talara, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y roca. The best season to surf is October - March.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard stand_up_paddle kitesurf natacion

Services

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Access

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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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