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Pacasmayo

La Libertad, Pacasmayo - Pacasmayo · Intermediate Poor
1.2m
3/10
12s 13 km/h
Today's Forecast
Pacasmayo - surf spot in La Libertad
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About Pacasmayo

Long and consistent left offering rides of several hundred meters. Less crowds than Chicama with similar quality.

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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-7.4131°, -79.5886° La Libertad
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Pacasmayo — La Libertad

Current Conditions

Updated 09/07/2026 00:00

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.2m

10.2s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

11.6s SSW

Wind

13 km/h

Gusts 24 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.8m

5.5s S

Temp.

22.9°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:32
↓ 18:14
🌙
↑ 01:27
↓ 13:31
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 04:10 - 0.57m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.2m 💨 13 km/h
Poor 3/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

04:10

0.57m

High Tide

10:30

1.13m

Low Tide

17:18

0.32m

High Tide

23:56

1.06m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.3m-1.4m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
16 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.2m-1.4m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.1m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.1m-1.2m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.0m-1.1m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.1m-1.1m

11s

SSW SW SW
15 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.1m-1.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
16 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
18 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

18 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:10 (0.57m) 10:30 (1.13m) 17:18 (0.32m) 23:56 (1.06m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

205° SSW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

201° SSW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

202° SSW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 119 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 05:40 (0.60m) 11:30 (1.09m) 18:23 (0.21m)
Morning Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 01:10 (1.11m) 07:04 (0.52m) 12:37 (1.06m) 19:19 (0.09m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

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

1.3m - 1.3m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

208° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 02:12 (1.21m) 08:17 (0.45m) 13:45 (1.07m) 20:20 (-0.01m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 03:07 (1.30m) 09:10 (0.36m) 14:40 (1.08m) 21:09 (-0.08m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

193° SSW
Period: 9s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

193° SSW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 03:56 (1.38m) 10:07 (0.31m) 15:35 (1.11m) 22:00 (-0.13m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

194° SSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 49 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

196° SSW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

194° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

215° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

214° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

205° SSW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

205° SSW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

205° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
25 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Flat

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 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 12s SSW 14 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.92m
3
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 12s SSW 13 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.82m
3
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 12s SSW 14 km/h 0.8m / 6s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.71m
3
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 11s SSW 17 km/h 0.8m / 7s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.61m
3
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 11s SSW 18 km/h 0.7m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.57m
3
Thu 09 Jul 05:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 12s SSW 16 km/h 0.7m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.59m
3

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Surf information for Pacasmayo

Pacasmayo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Pacasmayo, 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 windsurf kitesurf

Services

estacionamiento 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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