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Lobitos

Piura, Talara - Lobitos · Intermediate Poor
1.3m
2/10
12s 22 km/h
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Lobitos - surf spot in Piura
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About Lobitos

Lobitos, on the desert coast of Talara (Piura), is a former oil town turned into one of Peru's surf meccas. Its main draw is the lefts: long, lined up and with high-quality tubular sections that break in front of an arid, lonely landscape. Within a few kilometers several waves coexist, such as the pier wave, El Hueco and Piscinas, which makes it possible to find peaks for different swell sizes and spread surfers out in the water. It works almost all year thanks to south swells, with the best days concentrated between April and October and offshore wind that often grooms the wave. It is a wave recommended for intermediate surfers and above, especially when size comes up and the barrels appear. The town keeps a relaxed, traveler atmosphere, with lodgings and schools that grew up around surfing, ideal for staying several days chasing waves.

Characteristics

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

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-4.4515°, -81.2870° Piura
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Lobitos — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 16/09/2026 06:00

Poor
2/10

Waves

1.3m

10.5s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

11.9s SW

Wind

22 km/h

Gusts 34 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.8m

6.7s SSW

Temp.

23.9°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

1.3

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:17
↓ 18:22
🌙
↑ 10:19
↓ 23:01
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 12:26 - 0.18m

Today's Tides

High Tide

06:13

1.36m

Low Tide

12:26

0.18m

High Tide

18:50

1.31m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.3m-1.4m

12s

SW SW SW
25 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.1m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
26 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.2m-1.4m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
21 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.1m-1.2m

10s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.0m-1.2m

9s

SW SW SW
21 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
22 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.0m-1.2m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
20 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.0m-1.1m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.0m-1.1m

12s

WSW WSW WSW
19 km/h
🌖

Fri

0.0m-0.0m

22 km/h
🌕

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

19 km/h
🌕

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 06:13 (1.36m) 12:26 (0.18m) 18:50 (1.31m)
Morning Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

220° SW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 7s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

220° SW
Period: 12s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

221° SW
Period: 12s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

220° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 116 kJ
Tides: 00:50 (0.38m) 06:50 (1.23m) 13:08 (0.28m) 19:36 (1.18m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

221° SW
Period: 11s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
At night Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

219° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 116 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.49m) 07:30 (1.12m) 13:57 (0.38m) 20:37 (1.09m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 11s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

223° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

223° SW
Period: 8s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 53 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (0.61m) 08:30 (1.04m) 15:04 (0.48m) 22:06 (1.05m)
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

221° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 17s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

220° SW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

220° SW
Period: 10s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

222° SW
Period: 10s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (0.69m) 10:00 (1.00m) 16:40 (0.48m) 23:39 (1.10m)
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

217° SW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 9s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 57 kJ
Tides: 05:45 (0.65m) 11:39 (1.05m) 18:04 (0.44m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 14s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 14s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 139 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

212° SSW
Period: 9s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 00:39 (1.19m) 06:56 (0.55m) 12:37 (1.11m) 18:54 (0.33m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

197° SSW
Period: 6s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 18 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

228° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 6s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 21 kJ
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

236° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

237° WSW
Period: 12s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
20 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
31 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
28 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 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
Wed 16 Sep 07:00 1.3m 11s 0.9m / 12s SW 20 km/h 0.8m / 7s S - - 0.2 10+ km 1.32m
3
Wed 16 Sep 08:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 12s SW 22 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 1.3 10+ km 1.15m
2
Wed 16 Sep 09:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 12s SW 24 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 3.2 10+ km 0.88m
2
Wed 16 Sep 10:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 12s SW 23 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - - 5.4 10+ km 0.58m
2
Wed 16 Sep 11:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 12s SW 23 km/h 0.7m / 7s SSW - - 7.4 10+ km 0.33m
1
Wed 16 Sep 12:00 1.4m 10s 0.9m / 12s SW 25 km/h 0.7m / 7s S - 0.17 m/s 8.3 10+ km 0.19m
1

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Surf information for Lobitos

Lobitos is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Talara, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is roca y arena. The best season to surf is Year round.

Today's conditions at Lobitos

Right now, Lobitos has waves of about 1.3m with a swell period of 12 seconds and SSE (22 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

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

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Lobitos

Is the wave at Lobitos a left or a right?
The wave at Lobitos breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Lobitos?
Lobitos is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Lobitos?
The best season to surf at Lobitos is Year round.
Where is Lobitos located?
Lobitos is located in Lobitos, Talara, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Lobitos?
You can reach Lobitos by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at Lobitos?
The water is around 24 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

Services

hospedaje restaurantes

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)
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