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Máncora

Piura, Talara - Máncora · Beginner Fair
1.3m
4/10
11s 19 km/h
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Máncora - surf spot in Piura
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About Máncora

Máncora, in the province of Talara (Piura), is the most popular beach destination in northern Peru and one of the country's great meeting points for surfing and nightlife. Its main wave combines beach break, reef break and point break that peel over sand and rock, with lefts and rights for different levels: the shoreline is friendly for beginners, while the more organized sections keep experienced surfers entertained. One of its biggest advantages is the warm water all year round, which allows surfing without a wetsuit, something uncommon on the Peruvian coast. The best season runs from October to March, when north swells arrive and summer fills the town with travelers. Around the beach there is a wide range of surf schools, board rentals, hostels, restaurants and bars, which makes Máncora an ideal base to combine waves, sun and atmosphere over several days.

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
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Máncora — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 03:04

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.3m

11.5s period

Primary Swell

1.0m

11.0s SW

Wind

19 km/h

Gusts 30 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.4m

12.6s WNW

Temp.

27.1°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:02
↓ 18:15
🌙
↑ 13:10
↓ 00:59
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 09:06 - 1.14m

Best Time to Surf Today

09:00 - 12:00

🌊 1.2m 💨 10 km/h
Good 7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:20

0.77m

High Tide

09:06

1.14m

Low Tide

15:30

0.61m

High Tide

22:30

1.30m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.3m-1.4m

13s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.2m-1.6m

12s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.1m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌖

Sat

0.9m-1.4m

9s

SW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌖

Sun

0.7m-1.1m

7s

SW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌕

Mon

0.7m-0.9m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌕

Tue

0.7m-0.9m

14s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.8m-0.8m

14s

SW
5 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

4 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:20 (0.77m) 09:06 (1.14m) 15:30 (0.61m) 22:30 (1.30m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

222° SW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 102 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

222° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 05:00 (0.76m) 10:42 (1.15m) 16:56 (0.62m) 23:39 (1.37m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 16s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

223° SW
Period: 11s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 134 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 06:04 (0.66m) 12:00 (1.27m) 18:00 (0.61m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 163 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 140 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

221° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

221° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 00:25 (1.54m) 06:52 (0.56m) 12:55 (1.43m) 18:50 (0.55m)
Morning Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

225° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

220° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.6m

224° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Fair

1.4m - 1.6m

221° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
Tides: 01:04 (1.63m) 07:26 (0.39m) 13:30 (1.55m) 19:34 (0.44m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

216° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.6m

215° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Fair

1.4m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 116 kJ
Tides: 01:37 (1.70m) 08:02 (0.23m) 14:13 (1.65m) 20:10 (0.35m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

212° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

210° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.4m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 02:17 (1.80m) 08:36 (0.12m) 14:51 (1.79m) 20:51 (0.30m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

209° SSW
Period: 8s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

208° SSW
Period: 6s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 11 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

208° SSW
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 11 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.1m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Good

0.8m - 0.8m

210° SSW
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 20 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

216° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

217° SW
Period: 15s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 54 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.9m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 31 kJ
Morning Good

0.8m - 0.8m

223° SW
Period: 14s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 62 kJ
Midday Good

0.8m - 0.9m

223° SW
Period: 14s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 62 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.8m - 0.9m

224° SW
Period: 14s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 62 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

223° SW
Period: 14s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
5 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

224° SW
Period: 14s
4 km/h
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Open-Meteo Copernicus
Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SW 18 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.78m
4
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SW 19 km/h 0.4m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.84m
4
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.2m 12s 0.9m / 10s SW 18 km/h 0.9m / 11s SW - 0.22 m/s 0.0 10+ km 0.93m
4
Mon 19 Oct 07:00 1.2m 12s 0.9m / 10s SW 14 km/h 0.6m / 13s WSW - - 0.3 10+ km 1.03m
4
Mon 19 Oct 08:00 1.2m 12s 0.9m / 11s SW 8 km/h 0.5m / 13s W - - 1.6 10+ km 1.11m
6
Mon 19 Oct 09:00 1.2m 12s 1.0m / 11s SW 6 km/h 0.9m / 12s SW - - 3.9 10+ km 1.14m
7

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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.

Today's conditions at Máncora

Right now, Máncora has waves of about 1.3m with a swell period of 11 seconds and S (19 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Máncora you can practice surf, longboard, stand up paddle, kitesurf and ocean swimming. The area offers parking, showers, board rentals, surf lessons, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Máncora is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Máncora

Is the wave at Máncora a left or a right?
The wave at Máncora breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Máncora?
Máncora is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Máncora?
The best season to surf at Máncora is October - March.
Where is Máncora located?
Máncora is located in Máncora, Talara, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Máncora?
You can reach Máncora by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at Máncora?
The water is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard stand_up_paddle kitesurf natacion

Services

estacionamiento duchas alquiler_tablas clases_surf restaurantes hospedaje

Access

auto transporte_publico

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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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