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La chira

Lima · Beginner Good
1.6m
6/10
12s 6 km/h
La chira - surf spot in Lima

About La chira

Playa La Chira es una caleta escondida al otro lado del Morro Solar en Chorrillos, a la que se llega principalmente caminando por un sendero costero que la hace poco accesible pero con mucho encanto. Su fondo es arenoso con algunos islotes cercanos, dentro del sistema de la Costa Verde. Al estar expuesta al mar del sur, recibe swell predominante del S–SSW, con condiciones que pueden variar bastante de un día a otro, por lo que conviene revisar bien el pronóstico antes de ir.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
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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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Contributed by Daniel · 3 beaches contributed · Approved by Neil
-12.1973°, -77.0397° Lima

La chira — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:04

Good
6/10

Waves

1.6m

10.7s period

Primary Swell

1.2m

11.6s SSW

Wind

6 km/h

Gusts 19 km/h ENE

Secondary Swell

1.1m

6.1s SSW

Temp.

22.5°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:29
17:56
🌙
00:27
12:26
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 01:00 - 0.82m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

04:30

0.57m

High Tide

10:42

0.85m

Low Tide

17:54

0.34m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.6m-1.6m

12s

SSW SSW
6 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.8m

11s

SSW S S
7 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.7m-1.7m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.6m-1.7m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.4m-1.6m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.4m-1.5m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.4m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.4m-1.5m

11s

SW SSW SW
7 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.3m-1.5m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

10 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:30 (0.57m) 10:42 (0.85m) 17:54 (0.34m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Good

1.6m - 1.6m

209° SSW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 6s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 01:00 (0.82m) 06:10 (0.63m) 11:42 (0.83m) 18:30 (0.33m)
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

203° SSW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 204 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

209° SSW
Period: 13s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 240 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

209° SSW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 240 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 8s
⚡ 142 kJ
Tides: 02:06 (0.96m) 08:30 (0.64m) 12:45 (0.80m) 19:30 (0.29m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.8m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 03:06 (1.06m) 09:30 (0.61m) 13:50 (0.80m) 20:21 (0.27m)
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 13s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

206° SSW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

205° SSW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 204 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

204° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 03:50 (1.19m) 10:21 (0.56m) 14:54 (0.79m) 21:15 (0.21m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.7m

202° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

200° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

203° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 126 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (1.24m) 11:21 (0.49m) 15:54 (0.75m) 22:07 (0.16m)
Morning Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 89 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

197° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 134 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

200° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

194° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 89 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (1.26m) 12:08 (0.43m) 16:56 (0.76m)
Morning Epic

1.4m - 1.5m

197° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 96 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.5m

218° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.5m - 1.5m

222° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

198° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 134 kJ
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

217° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 134 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 96 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

221° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 96 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

219° SW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 10s
⚡ 134 kJ
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

206° SSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 134 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 134 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 110 kJ
Morning Epic

1.4m - 1.4m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Good

1.4m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 110 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
5 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
12 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 08 Jul 22:00 1.6m 11s 1.2m / 12s SSW 6 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 0.0 5.5 km 0.66m
6
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 1.6m 11s 1.2m / 12s SSW 6 km/h 1.1m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.75m
6
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.6m 11s 1.2m / 10s SSW 6 km/h 1.1m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 1.0 km 0.81m
6
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.7m 11s 1.2m / 9s S 6 km/h 1.2m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
6
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.7m 11s 1.2m / 8s S 5 km/h 1.2m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 0.9 km 0.81m
7
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.7m 11s 1.2m / 6s S 5 km/h 1.2m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.76m
7

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Surf information for La chira

La chira is a Beginner level surf spot located in Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

bodyboard bodysurf handboard

Access

transporte_publico caminata

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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