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El Brujo

La Libertad, Ascope - Magdalena de Cao · Intermediate Good
1.7m
6/10
11s 9 km/h
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El Brujo - surf spot in La Libertad
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About El Brujo

El Brujo is a quality left located on the coast of La Libertad, next to the famous archaeological complex of the same name, home of the Lady of Cao, one of the most important discoveries in Peruvian archaeology. In the water, the wave offers long, consistent rides that break over a sand and reef bottom, with walls that shape up well when the swell comes in. Its greatest charm is that unique combination of surf and ancient culture: few waves in the world are surfed with a Moche temple as a backdrop. The best season runs from March to October, with south swells. It is a quiet spot, with few people in the water, recommended for intermediate surfers and above. For anyone traveling northern Peru, El Brujo is a special stop that lets you enjoy long waves and, along the way, immerse yourself in the history of the country's northern coast.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 March - October ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-7.9235°, -79.3106° La Libertad
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El Brujo — La Libertad

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:02

Good
6/10

Waves

1.7m

11.2s period

Primary Swell

1.4m

10.9s SSW

Wind

9 km/h

Gusts 19 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.8m

4.8s S

Temp.

24.2°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 05:52
↓ 18:11
🌙
↑ 12:57
↓ 00:58
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 06:30 - 0.82m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 1.6m 💨 4 km/h
Good 6.7/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

06:30

0.82m

High Tide

10:00

0.88m

Low Tide

16:00

0.66m

High Tide

23:50

1.14m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.6m-1.7m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.8m

11s

SW SW SW
19 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.7m-2.0m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
20 km/h
🌖

Thu

2.0m-2.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
22 km/h
🌖

Fri

2.0m-2.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
25 km/h
🌖

Sat

1.8m-2.0m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
23 km/h
🌖

Sun

1.6m-1.8m

7s

S S S
16 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.5m-1.6m

7s

S S S
15 km/h
🌕

Tue

1.5m-1.5m

8s

S S S
17 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

22 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

23 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 06:30 (0.82m) 10:00 (0.88m) 16:00 (0.66m) 23:50 (1.14m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

214° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

215° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 152 kJ
Tides: 07:10 (0.74m) 11:50 (0.90m) 17:50 (0.64m)
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.7m

215° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 17s
⚡ 172 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 16s
⚡ 142 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 16s
⚡ 142 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

215° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 16s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 00:47 (1.19m) 07:30 (0.63m) 12:54 (0.98m) 18:45 (0.60m)
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.0m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 255 kJ
Tides: 01:12 (1.27m) 07:56 (0.53m) 13:47 (1.07m) 19:30 (0.55m)
Morning Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 262 kJ
Midday Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 262 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 262 kJ
At night Poor

2.1m - 2.2m

208° SSW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 262 kJ
Tides: 01:50 (1.31m) 08:12 (0.45m) 14:23 (1.23m) 20:12 (0.58m)
Morning Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 262 kJ
Midday Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 262 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.1m

205° SSW
Period: 10s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 9s
⚡ 196 kJ
At night Poor

2.1m - 2.2m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 262 kJ
Tides: 02:15 (1.43m) 08:44 (0.42m) 14:57 (1.39m) 20:55 (0.55m)
Morning Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

205° SSW
Period: 8s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 8s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

190° S
Period: 6s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 10s
⚡ 64 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

190° S
Period: 6s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 11s
⚡ 64 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

204° SSW
Period: 8s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 8s
⚡ 113 kJ
Morning Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

189° S
Period: 6s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 51 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

188° S
Period: 7s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 70 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

191° S
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 19s
⚡ 62 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

189° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 70 kJ
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

189° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 54 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

189° S
Period: 7s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 54 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

190° S
Period: 7s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 54 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

190° S
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 54 kJ
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

188° S
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 54 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

188° S
Period: 7s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 54 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

189° S
Period: 8s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

188° S
Period: 8s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
22 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
22 km/h
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
23 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 01:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SSW 11 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 1.01m
4
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.7m 11s 1.4m / 11s SSW 9 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.95m
6
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 11s SSW 8 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 5.2 km 0.89m
6
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 11s SSW 7 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 3.1 km 0.85m
6
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.6m 11s 1.4m / 11s SSW 6 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 2.6 km 0.83m
6
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.6m 12s 1.4m / 11s SSW 6 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - 0.21 m/s 0.0 2.6 km 0.82m
6

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Surf information for El Brujo

El Brujo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Ascope, La Libertad, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y piedra. The best season to surf is March - October.

Today's conditions at El Brujo

Right now, El Brujo has waves of about 1.7m with a swell period of 11 seconds and SSE (9 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At El Brujo you can practice surf. The area offers parking. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at El Brujo is around 24 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at El Brujo

Is the wave at El Brujo a left or a right?
The wave at El Brujo breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at El Brujo?
El Brujo is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at El Brujo?
The best season to surf at El Brujo is March - October.
Where is El Brujo located?
El Brujo is located in Magdalena de Cao, Ascope, La Libertad, Peru.
How do you get to El Brujo?
You can reach El Brujo by car.
What is the water temperature at El Brujo?
The water is around 24 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Services

estacionamiento

Access

auto

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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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