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El Silencio

Lima, Lima - Punta Hermosa · Beginner Fair
1.1m
4/10
6s 11 km/h
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El Silencio - surf spot in Lima
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About El Silencio

El Silencio is a sandy beach located south of Lima, in the Punta Hermosa area, ideal for learning to surf. Its gentle, steady waves, breaking over a sand bottom, make it one of the best places on the southern coast to take your first steps in surfing and progress safely. It is one of the most popular beaches in the area, with a family atmosphere and good infrastructure of restaurants, umbrellas and services that make it comfortable for spending the whole day. Its friendly character attracts both beginners and families looking for a calm sea. The best season comes with south swells, though being such a forgiving wave it can be surfed much of the year. For those just starting out or wanting to enjoy a relaxed beach day near Lima, El Silencio is a safe, pleasant stop within the rich circuit of spots south of the capital.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 Year round ·
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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-12.3138°, -76.8391° Lima
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El Silencio — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 24/08/2026 09:15

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.1m

10.6s period

Primary Swell

0.8m

6.3s SSW

Wind

11 km/h

Gusts 29 km/h SSW

Secondary Swell

0.5m

11.5s SSW

Temp.

20.9°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

7.3

High

Visibility

0.9 km

Fog

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:15
↓ 18:03
🌙
↑ 15:17
↓ 03:40
🌖 Waxing Gibbous

Tide

Rising

High Tide 15:15 - 0.65m

Best Time to Surf Today

10:00 - 13:00

🌊 1.1m 💨 10 km/h
Good 4.3/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

03:56

0.99m

Low Tide

10:42

0.49m

High Tide

15:15

0.65m

Low Tide

21:15

0.31m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.1m-1.2m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌖

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.1m-1.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.0m-1.1m

13s

SW SSW SW
7 km/h
🌕

Fri

1.0m-2.1m

13s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.8m-2.1m

11s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.6m-1.8m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.6m-1.8m

9s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌔

Tue

1.6m-1.7m

6s

SW SW SSW
8 km/h
🌔

Wed

1.5m-1.6m

6s

S S SSW
8 km/h
🌔

Thu

1.5m-1.5m

13s

SW
6 km/h
🌓

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:56 (0.99m) 10:42 (0.49m) 15:15 (0.65m) 21:15 (0.31m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

193° SSW
Period: 6s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

194° SSW
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

194° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 38 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (1.02m) 11:00 (0.47m) 16:00 (0.70m) 21:47 (0.32m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

200° SSW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

200° SSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

200° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:56 (1.10m) 11:30 (0.49m) 16:30 (0.77m) 22:20 (0.34m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

202° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

215° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

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

1.2m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 05:21 (1.12m) 11:50 (0.47m) 17:00 (0.79m) 22:52 (0.32m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

226° SW
Period: 13s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

222° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 17s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.0m - 1.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

215° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 05:45 (1.11m) 12:21 (0.42m) 17:40 (0.78m) 23:23 (0.30m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.7m

223° SW
Period: 13s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 163 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.9m

222° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 240 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 2.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 2.1m

222° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 212 kJ
Tides: 06:13 (1.07m) 12:40 (0.39m) 18:21 (0.84m)
Morning Epic

2.0m - 2.0m

224° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

225° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

225° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Epic

2.0m - 2.1m

225° SW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 238 kJ
Tides: 00:00 (0.37m) 06:37 (1.07m) 13:04 (0.37m) 19:04 (0.89m)
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.7m

225° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

225° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 142 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

225° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 142 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 142 kJ
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 91 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 9s
⚡ 91 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 115 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 6s
⚡ 142 kJ
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

190° S
Period: 6s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 51 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

190° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 51 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

189° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.6m

189° S
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 16s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.6m

189° S
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

191° S
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

189° S
Period: 7s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 54 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Midday
Afternoon
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

228° SW
Period: 13s
6 km/h
⚡ 187 kJ

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 24 Aug 10:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 6s SSW 7 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 5.5 0.4 km 0.50m
6
Mon 24 Aug 11:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 6s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 12s SSW - - 7.3 0.9 km 0.49m
4
Mon 24 Aug 12:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 6s SSW 11 km/h 0.9m / 7s SSW - 0.22 m/s 8.3 3.9 km 0.53m
3
Mon 24 Aug 13:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 15 km/h 0.4m / 13s SSW - - 8.4 10+ km 0.58m
4
Mon 24 Aug 14:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 16 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 7.7 10+ km 0.62m
4
Mon 24 Aug 15:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 7s SSW 15 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 6.2 10+ km 0.65m
3

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Surf information for El Silencio

El Silencio is a Beginner level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is Year round.

Today's conditions at El Silencio

Right now, El Silencio has waves of about 1.1m with a swell period of 6 seconds and SSW (11 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At El Silencio you can practice surf, bodyboard, longboard and stand up paddle. The area offers parking, showers, restrooms, restaurants, lifeguards and mall. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at El Silencio is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at El Silencio

Is the wave at El Silencio a left or a right?
El Silencio offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at El Silencio?
El Silencio is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at El Silencio?
The best season to surf at El Silencio is Year round.
Where is El Silencio located?
El Silencio is located in Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to El Silencio?
You can reach El Silencio by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at El Silencio?
The water is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard stand_up_paddle

Services

estacionamiento duchas banos restaurantes salvavidas mall

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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