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San Bartolo

Lima, Lima - San Bartolo · Intermediate Epic
1.5m
8/10
11s 5 km/h
San Bartolo - surf spot in Lima

About San Bartolo

San Bartolo is one of the most beloved surf beach towns in southern Lima, an accessible spot that offers rights and lefts breaking over reef. Its waves are powerful and well-shaped, with tubular sections on good days, which makes it a complete, fun wave for intermediate surfers and above. It is a very popular destination among local surfers, especially on weekends, when the town fills with a beach atmosphere. The best season runs from April to October, with south swells. Beyond surfing, San Bartolo has a strong identity as a traditional Lima beach town, with summer houses, a promenade, restaurants and an established surfing community. Its proximity and easy access from the Panamericana Sur make it ideal for day trips. For the capital's surfer looking for quality waves with a good atmosphere and services, San Bartolo is a classic, essential stop on the southern coast.

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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-12.3868°, -76.7842° Lima

San Bartolo — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 03:05

Epic
8/10

Waves

1.5m

12.9s period

Primary Swell

1.5m

11.3s SW

Wind

5 km/h

Gusts 12 km/h E

Secondary Swell

0.4m

12.3s WNW

Temp.

23.2°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

0.1 km

Fog

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 05:39
↓ 18:04
🌙
↑ 12:40
↓ 00:56
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 08:50 - 0.61m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.6m 💨 3 km/h
Epic 9/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

00:50

0.98m

Low Tide

08:50

0.61m

High Tide

13:30

0.67m

Low Tide

17:10

0.61m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.5m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.7m-1.7m

10s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.7m-2.2m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌖

Thu

2.1m-2.3m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.9m-2.2m

10s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌖

Sat

1.8m-1.9m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌖

Sun

1.6m-1.9m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.4m-1.6m

6s

SSW SSW SSW
11 km/h
🌕

Tue

1.3m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌕

Wed

1.4m-1.4m

13s

SW
15 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

12 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:50 (0.98m) 08:50 (0.61m) 13:30 (0.67m) 17:10 (0.61m)
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

221° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

223° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 181 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

222° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 181 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

222° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 152 kJ
Tides: 01:42 (1.04m) 08:50 (0.60m) 14:10 (0.76m) 19:00 (0.64m)
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

222° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 14s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

221° SW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 14s
⚡ 115 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

222° SW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 12s
⚡ 115 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

222° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 13s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 02:06 (1.09m) 09:18 (0.58m) 15:00 (0.84m) 20:00 (0.62m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.9m

221° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

220° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 7s
⚡ 255 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.0m - 2.1m

219° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 283 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.2m

218° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 255 kJ
Tides: 02:40 (1.09m) 09:30 (0.49m) 15:30 (0.88m) 20:45 (0.58m)
Morning Fair

2.3m - 2.3m

216° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 314 kJ
Midday Fair

2.2m - 2.3m

216° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 288 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.2m - 2.3m

216° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 288 kJ
At night Good

2.2m - 2.3m

217° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 288 kJ
Tides: 03:06 (1.07m) 09:47 (0.44m) 16:00 (0.95m) 21:30 (0.56m)
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

215° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 217 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

215° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 196 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Fair

2.0m - 2.2m

215° SW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 196 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (1.06m) 10:04 (0.40m) 16:30 (1.06m) 22:20 (0.57m)
Morning Epic

1.9m - 1.9m

195° SSW
Period: 6s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 11s
⚡ 64 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

195° SSW
Period: 6s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 11s
⚡ 64 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

195° SSW
Period: 6s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 64 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 1.9m

195° SSW
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 87 kJ
Morning Good

1.9m - 1.9m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 20s
⚡ 87 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 1.9m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 19s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 70 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 1.9m

194° SSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 78 kJ
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

191° S
Period: 6s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.5m

191° S
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

191° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 47 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 54 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

195° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 53 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

194° SSW
Period: 8s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 53 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

195° SSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 78 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
21 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
20 km/h
At night Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

221° SW
Period: 13s
14 km/h
⚡ 163 kJ
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 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 03:00 1.5m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 6 km/h 1.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.90m
8
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.5m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.4m / 12s WNW - - 0.0 0.1 km 0.84m
8
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.5m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.4m / 13s WNW - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.77m
9
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 4 km/h 1.4m / 12s SW - 0.08 m/s 0.0 0.1 km 0.70m
9
Mon 19 Oct 07:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 12s WNW - - 0.7 1.4 km 0.65m
9
Mon 19 Oct 08:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.4m / 10s WSW - - 2.5 10+ km 0.62m
9

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Surf information for San Bartolo

San Bartolo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is roca. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is April - October.

Today's conditions at San Bartolo

Right now, San Bartolo has waves of about 1.5m with a swell period of 11 seconds and E (5 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At San Bartolo you can practice surf and bodyboard. The area offers parking, restaurants and board rentals. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at San Bartolo is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at San Bartolo

Is the wave at San Bartolo a left or a right?
San Bartolo offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at San Bartolo?
San Bartolo is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at San Bartolo?
The best season to surf at San Bartolo is April - October.
Where is San Bartolo located?
San Bartolo is located in San Bartolo, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to San Bartolo?
You can reach San Bartolo by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at San Bartolo?
The water is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes 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)
View full methodology
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