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Los Pulpos

Lima, Lima - Lurín · Intermediate Epic
1.6m
8/10
11s 2 km/h
Los Pulpos - surf spot in Lima

About Los Pulpos

Los Pulpos is a beach break south of Lima, with a sand bottom and variable peaks that can produce lefts and rights depending on how the bank is. It works best with south-southwest groundswell and offshore northeast wind, conditions that order the wave and form good sections. The southern hemisphere winter is usually its most consistent season, when swells arrive with more power. Being a sandbank, its quality changes over time and it is wise to watch the currents and closeouts on very big days. It is a wave recommended for intermediate level, ideal for surfers who enjoy active, workable peaks over sand. Its location within the circuit of beaches south of Lima makes it accessible and popular. For those looking for a versatile beach break near the capital, Los Pulpos is a fun option that rewards good reading of the bank and the day's conditions.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
· 📅 Abril - Septiembre ·
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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-12.3089°, -76.8489° Lima

Los Pulpos — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:03

Epic
8/10

Waves

1.6m

12.7s period

Primary Swell

1.5m

11.3s SW

Wind

2 km/h

Gusts 5 km/h E

Secondary Swell

0.5m

6.1s SSW

Temp.

23.2°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 05:40
↓ 18:04
🌙
↑ 12:40
↓ 00:56
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 08:30 - 0.62m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.6m 💨 3 km/h
Epic 8/10 avg.

Today's Tides

High Tide

00:50

0.98m

Low Tide

08:30

0.62m

High Tide

13:30

0.67m

Low Tide

17:30

0.62m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.6m-1.7m

12s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.7m-1.8m

10s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.8m-2.3m

12s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌖

Thu

2.3m-2.4m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌖

Fri

2.0m-2.3m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌖

Sat

2.0m-2.1m

6s

SSW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌖

Sun

1.7m-2.0m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.5m-1.7m

6s

SSW SSW SSW
8 km/h
🌕

Tue

1.4m-1.5m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
10 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

13 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

10 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:50 (0.98m) 08:30 (0.62m) 13:30 (0.67m) 17:30 (0.62m)
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

221° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 181 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

221° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 18s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

222° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 204 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

221° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (1.05m) 08:54 (0.60m) 14:30 (0.76m) 19:00 (0.65m)
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

221° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 16s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 16s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

220° SW
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 15s
⚡ 129 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 192 kJ
Tides: 02:15 (1.09m) 09:18 (0.59m) 14:50 (0.84m) 20:00 (0.63m)
Morning Good

1.9m - 2.0m

218° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 255 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.1m

217° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 283 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.2m

216° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 312 kJ
At night Fair

2.1m - 2.3m

218° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 312 kJ
Tides: 02:30 (1.10m) 09:30 (0.50m) 15:30 (0.89m) 20:50 (0.58m)
Morning Epic

2.4m - 2.4m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 342 kJ
Midday Fair

2.4m - 2.4m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 342 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.3m - 2.4m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 8s
⚡ 260 kJ
At night Good

2.3m - 2.4m

215° SW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 314 kJ
Tides: 03:06 (1.08m) 09:40 (0.45m) 15:54 (0.95m) 21:30 (0.57m)
Morning Good

2.2m - 2.2m

212° SSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 238 kJ
Midday Good

2.2m - 2.2m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 238 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.1m - 2.1m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 175 kJ
At night Fair

2.1m - 2.3m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 217 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (1.07m) 10:00 (0.40m) 16:30 (1.06m) 22:15 (0.57m)
Morning Good

2.1m - 2.1m

191° S
Period: 6s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

2.0m - 2.0m

192° SSW
Period: 6s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Morning Good

2.0m - 2.0m

194° SSW
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 20s
⚡ 96 kJ
Midday Fair

1.9m - 1.9m

194° SSW
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 19s
⚡ 87 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

195° SSW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.0m

192° SSW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 87 kJ
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

190° S
Period: 6s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

189° S
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

195° SSW
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 54 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

193° SSW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

192° SSW
Period: 7s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 47 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

191° S
Period: 8s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 62 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

221° SW
Period: 13s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 7s
⚡ 187 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

193° SSW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 89 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
18 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 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 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.98m
8
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.5m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.96m
8
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.6m / 7s SW - - 0.0 2.7 km 0.90m
8
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 8s WSW - - 0.0 0.9 km 0.84m
8
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 9s WSW - - 0.0 0.6 km 0.77m
8
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.6m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 9s WSW - 0.11 m/s 0.0 0.4 km 0.71m
8

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Surf information for Los Pulpos

Los Pulpos is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is Abril - Septiembre.

Today's conditions at Los Pulpos

Right now, Los Pulpos has waves of about 1.6m with a swell period of 11 seconds and E (2 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Los Pulpos you can practice bodyboard, bodysurf and handboard. The area offers open field parking, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Los Pulpos

Is the wave at Los Pulpos a left or a right?
Los Pulpos offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at Los Pulpos?
Los Pulpos is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Los Pulpos?
The best season to surf at Los Pulpos is Abril - Septiembre.
Where is Los Pulpos located?
Los Pulpos is located in Lurín, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to Los Pulpos?
You can reach Los Pulpos by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at Los Pulpos?
The water is around 24 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

bodyboard bodysurf handboard

Services

estacionamiento_libre restaurantes hospedaje

Access

auto transporte_publico

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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