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Ala Moana

Lima, Lima - Barranco · Intermediate Good
1.1m
6/10
7s 10 km/h
Ala Moana - surf spot in Lima

About Ala Moana

Ala Moana is a reef break on the Costa Verde, located between Barranco and Chorrillos, in Lima. Its main wave is a left that breaks over a rocky bottom and stands out for its consistency: it works much of the year and becomes especially clean with south to south-southwest groundswell and offshore east wind, which grooms and shapes the wall. It can work on different tides, which makes it a flexible option within the capital's urban wave circuit. Since it breaks over rock, it is wise to be careful with the bottom, and because of its central location it sometimes gets crowded. It is a wave recommended for intermediate level, ideal for those who want frequent sessions without leaving the city. With the Costa Verde cliffs as a backdrop, Ala Moana is a classic, accessible spot of Lima surfing, with quality waves just minutes from the heart of the city.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
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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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-12.1516°, -77.0283° Lima

Ala Moana — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 23/08/2026 18:01

Good
6/10

Waves

1.1m

10.6s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

7.1s S

Wind

10 km/h

Gusts 26 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.5m

14.9s SW

Temp.

21.2°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:16
18:03
🌙
14:25
02:51
🌖 Waxing Gibbous

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 20:30 - 0.37m

Today's Tides

High Tide

03:10

0.93m

Low Tide

10:00

0.54m

High Tide

14:30

0.66m

Low Tide

20:30

0.37m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.1m-1.1m

7s

S S S
10 km/h
🌖

Tomorrow

1.1m-1.2m

7s

S S S
10 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.2m-1.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.2m-1.3m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.1m-1.2m

13s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌕

Fri

1.2m-2.1m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌕

Sat

1.9m-2.1m

11s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.8m-1.9m

10s

SW SW SW
12 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.9m-2.1m

6s

SSW S S
11 km/h
🌔

Tue

2.0m-2.1m

7s

SSW SW SW
8 km/h
🌔

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:10 (0.93m) 10:00 (0.54m) 14:30 (0.66m) 20:30 (0.37m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

182° S
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

183° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
Tides: 03:50 (0.98m) 10:30 (0.48m) 15:10 (0.65m) 21:10 (0.30m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

191° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

190° S
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

191° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

183° S
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Tides: 04:22 (1.03m) 10:54 (0.48m) 15:54 (0.71m) 21:47 (0.32m)
Morning Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

199° SSW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

198° SSW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 100 kJ
Tides: 04:52 (1.10m) 11:20 (0.50m) 16:18 (0.77m) 22:13 (0.33m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

198° SSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Good

1.3m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 15s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 187 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

220° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 140 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

233° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 05:15 (1.13m) 11:47 (0.47m) 16:54 (0.80m) 22:47 (0.31m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

223° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 17s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Good

1.1m - 1.1m

224° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

227° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Good

1.2m - 1.2m

227° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 05:38 (1.11m) 12:13 (0.41m) 17:30 (0.79m) 23:17 (0.30m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.7m

224° SW
Period: 13s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 212 kJ
Midday Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

222° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 283 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 2.1m

223° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 204 kJ
Tides: 06:08 (1.08m) 12:30 (0.39m) 18:13 (0.85m)
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.1m

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

2.0m - 2.0m

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

1.9m - 1.9m

224° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

224° SW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 238 kJ
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

224° SW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Good

1.8m - 1.9m

224° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

186° S
Period: 6s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.1m

186° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

182° S
Period: 6s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.1m

182° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

184° S
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

2.1m - 2.1m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 175 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 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
Sun 23 Aug 18:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - 0.23 m/s 0.5 10+ km 0.48m
6
Sun 23 Aug 19:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6
Sun 23 Aug 20:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 9 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 8.2 km 0.37m
6
Sun 23 Aug 21:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 7.2 km 0.37m
4
Sun 23 Aug 22:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.43m
4
Sun 23 Aug 23:00 1.1m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 8 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 2.4 km 0.53m
6

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Surf information for Ala Moana

Ala Moana is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y roca.

Today's conditions at Ala Moana

Right now, Ala Moana has waves of about 1.1m with a swell period of 7 seconds and SE (10 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Ala Moana you can practice surf. The area offers parking. You can get there by car or transporte público.

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Ala Moana

Is the wave at Ala Moana a left or a right?
The wave at Ala Moana breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Ala Moana?
Ala Moana is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
Where is Ala Moana located?
Ala Moana is located in Barranco, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to Ala Moana?
You can reach Ala Moana by car or transporte público.
What is the water temperature at Ala Moana?
The water is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Services

estacionamiento

Access

Auto Transporte público

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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