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Cerro Azul

Lima, Cañete - Cerro Azul · Beginner Fair
1.7m
4/10
11s 22 km/h
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Cerro Azul - surf spot in Lima
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About Cerro Azul

Cerro Azul, a quiet historic port in the province of Cañete, south of Lima, is a classic spot much loved by the Lima surfing community. Its waves are consistent and suitable for all levels, which makes it an ideal place both for beginners and for more experienced surfers looking for calm sessions outside the city. The wave breaks near the old pier and the hill that gives it its name, in a fishing-port setting full of tradition. The best season arrives with south swells, between April and October. As a weekend getaway destination, it has good tourist infrastructure: lodgings, seafood restaurants and a relaxed, family-friendly atmosphere. Its proximity to Lima, a little over two hours along the Panamericana Sur, and its friendly waves make Cerro Azul an excellent option to spend the day surfing and enjoying the sea without any hassle.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 April - October ·
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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-13.0273°, -76.4869° Lima
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Cerro Azul — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 15:08

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.7m

10.8s period

Primary Swell

1.4m

11.4s SW

Wind

22 km/h

Gusts 34 km/h S

Secondary Swell

1.3m

11.7s SW

Temp.

21.3°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.3

Low

Visibility

6.1 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:19
↓ 18:00
🌙
↑ 08:23
↓ 20:51
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Current

0.17 m/s

WNW

Tide

Rising

High Tide 19:53 - 0.85m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

00:47

0.26m

High Tide

07:30

1.10m

Low Tide

14:00

0.30m

High Tide

19:53

0.85m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.7m-1.7m

11s

SW SW SW
19 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.7m

11s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.5m-1.8m

10s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.8m-2.6m

9s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌘

Wed

2.1m-2.6m

8s

SW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌗

Thu

1.7m-2.1m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.2m-1.7m

6s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

6s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.0m-1.1m

7s

S S S
13 km/h
🌖

Mon

0.9m-1.0m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.0m-1.0m

9s

SSW
7 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:47 (0.26m) 07:30 (1.10m) 14:00 (0.30m) 19:53 (0.85m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

228° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

226° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 01:39 (0.34m) 08:03 (1.00m) 14:40 (0.32m) 20:40 (0.83m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.7m

218° SW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 12s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

223° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

233° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 9s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.7m

225° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 8s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (0.40m) 08:40 (0.86m) 15:18 (0.31m) 21:45 (0.80m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

224° SW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 13s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

223° SW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 110 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

223° SW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 110 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.8m

224° SW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 126 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (0.51m) 09:06 (0.78m) 15:45 (0.37m) 22:54 (0.83m)
Morning Good

2.2m - 2.3m

225° SW
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 6s
⚡ 192 kJ
Midday Fair

2.3m - 2.4m

225° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 210 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.4m - 2.5m

223° SW
Period: 9s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 7s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Good

2.2m - 2.6m

224° SW
Period: 9s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 7s
⚡ 192 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (0.57m) 09:30 (0.68m) 16:30 (0.40m)
Morning Good

2.3m - 2.5m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 3s
⚡ 166 kJ
Midday Good

2.2m - 2.2m

209° SSW
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.1m - 2.2m

208° SSW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 106 kJ
At night Epic

2.3m - 2.6m

209° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 166 kJ
Tides: 00:00 (0.80m) 07:00 (0.54m) 10:30 (0.60m) 17:30 (0.38m)
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.0m

199° SSW
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 96 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

193° SSW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 87 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

192° SSW
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.1m

199° SSW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 87 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.80m) 08:30 (0.54m) 11:30 (0.56m) 18:30 (0.38m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.6m

194° SSW
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

193° SSW
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

193° SSW
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 30 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.7m

194° SSW
Period: 6s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

191° S
Period: 6s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

190° S
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 18 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

190° S
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 18 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

187° S
Period: 7s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

186° S
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 24 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

187° S
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Good

1.0m - 1.1m

188° S
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 31 kJ
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

199° SSW
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

188° S
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

191° S
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
⚡ 40 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
Sat 15 Aug 17:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 19 km/h 0.8m / 5s SSW - - 1.4 10+ km 0.60m
4
Sat 15 Aug 18:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 22 km/h 1.3m / 12s SW - 0.17 m/s 0.3 6.1 km 0.73m
4
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 21 km/h 0.9m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 5.6 km 0.82m
3
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 19 km/h 0.9m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.85m
4
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 17 km/h 1.3m / 12s SW - - 0.0 8.7 km 0.80m
5
Sat 15 Aug 22:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SW 17 km/h 0.9m / 4s SSW - - 0.0 6.8 km 0.69m
4

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Surf information for Cerro Azul

Cerro Azul is a Beginner level surf spot located in Cañete, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y piedra. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is April - October.

Today's conditions at Cerro Azul

Right now, Cerro Azul has waves of about 1.7m with a swell period of 11 seconds and S (22 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Cerro Azul you can practice surf, bodyboard and longboard. The area offers parking, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Cerro Azul

Is the wave at Cerro Azul a left or a right?
Cerro Azul offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at Cerro Azul?
Cerro Azul is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Cerro Azul?
The best season to surf at Cerro Azul is April - October.
Where is Cerro Azul located?
Cerro Azul is located in Cerro Azul, Cañete, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to Cerro Azul?
You can reach Cerro Azul by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at Cerro Azul?
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

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)
View full methodology
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