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Máncora

Piura, Talara - Máncora · Beginner Poor
1.6m
2/10
12s 30 km/h
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Máncora - surf spot in Piura
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About Máncora

Máncora, in the province of Talara (Piura), is the most popular beach destination in northern Peru and one of the country's great meeting points for surfing and nightlife. Its main wave combines beach break, reef break and point break that peel over sand and rock, with lefts and rights for different levels: the shoreline is friendly for beginners, while the more organized sections keep experienced surfers entertained. One of its biggest advantages is the warm water all year round, which allows surfing without a wetsuit, something uncommon on the Peruvian coast. The best season runs from October to March, when north swells arrive and summer fills the town with travelers. Around the beach there is a wide range of surf schools, board rentals, hostels, restaurants and bars, which makes Máncora an ideal base to combine waves, sun and atmosphere over several days.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 October - March ·
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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-4.1049°, -81.0594° Piura
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Máncora — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 15:07

Poor
2/10

Waves

1.6m

9.3s period

Primary Swell

1.1m

11.9s SW

Wind

30 km/h

Gusts 59 km/h SW

Secondary Swell

0.2m

6.0s SW

Temp.

23.1°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

2.8

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:29
↓ 18:27
🌙
↑ 08:43
↓ 21:07
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Rising

High Tide 17:20 - 1.60m

Today's Tides

High Tide

05:08

1.76m

Low Tide

11:17

-0.11m

High Tide

17:20

1.60m

Low Tide

23:27

-0.17m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.5m-1.6m

12s

SW SW SW
28 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.3m-1.5m

12s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.2m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
21 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.2m-1.8m

9s

SW SW SW
23 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.2m-1.8m

9s

SW SW SW
23 km/h
🌗

Thu

1.0m-1.8m

9s

SW SSW SW
20 km/h
🌗

Fri

0.7m-1.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌗

Sat

0.6m-0.8m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌗

Sun

0.7m-0.9m

10s

SW SW SW
19 km/h
🌖

Mon

0.7m-1.0m

13s

SW SW SW
21 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.9m-0.9m

12s

SW
19 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:08 (1.76m) 11:17 (-0.11m) 17:20 (1.60m) 23:27 (-0.17m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

233° SW
Period: 12s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 181 kJ
At night Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

233° SW
Period: 12s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 05:46 (1.68m) 11:57 (-0.08m) 18:01 (1.51m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

233° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 119 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

231° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

231° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 134 kJ
At night Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

234° SW
Period: 12s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 00:08 (-0.05m) 06:24 (1.56m) 12:37 (0.01m) 18:45 (1.40m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

226° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 100 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.5m

224° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 116 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

226° SW
Period: 11s
33 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

229° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 00:45 (0.12m) 07:00 (1.44m) 13:14 (0.14m) 19:30 (1.30m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

223° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

222° SW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 110 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 11s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.8m

224° SW
Period: 8s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 01:26 (0.27m) 07:39 (1.30m) 14:00 (0.23m) 20:14 (1.15m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

221° SW
Period: 8s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 62 kJ
Midday Fair

1.5m - 1.7m

219° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 89 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.8m

220° SW
Period: 10s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 6s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Fair

1.6m - 1.8m

222° SW
Period: 9s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 02:14 (0.38m) 08:30 (1.14m) 14:54 (0.28m) 21:30 (1.04m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

217° SW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.4m

215° SW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.5m

204° SSW
Period: 9s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Poor

1.4m - 1.8m

215° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 78 kJ
Tides: 03:20 (0.49m) 09:30 (1.06m) 16:08 (0.35m)
Morning Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

217° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

217° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Fair

1.0m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 49 kJ
Morning Good

0.7m - 0.7m

220° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Good

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 16s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

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

0.8m - 0.9m

221° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

220° SW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

223° SW
Period: 14s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 62 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 14s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

223° SW
Period: 14s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

221° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
15 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
29 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
28 km/h
At night Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

222° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
⚡ 57 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 16:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 35 km/h 0.1m / 6s SSW - - 5.0 10+ km 1.40m
2
Sat 15 Aug 17:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 30 km/h 0.2m / 6s SW - - 2.8 10+ km 1.59m
2
Sat 15 Aug 18:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 29 km/h 1.1m / 12s SW - 0.09 m/s 1.0 10+ km 1.55m
3
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 29 km/h 0.2m / 5s WSW - - 0.1 10+ km 1.30m
2
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 30 km/h 0.3m / 5s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.90m
2
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.6m 9s 1.1m / 12s SW 27 km/h 1.1m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.44m
3

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Surf information for Máncora

Máncora is a Beginner level surf spot located in Talara, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is arena y roca. The best season to surf is October - March.

Today's conditions at Máncora

Right now, Máncora has waves of about 1.6m with a swell period of 12 seconds and SW (30 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Máncora you can practice surf, longboard, stand up paddle, kitesurf and ocean swimming. The area offers parking, showers, board rentals, surf lessons, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Máncora is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Máncora

Is the wave at Máncora a left or a right?
The wave at Máncora breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Máncora?
Máncora is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Máncora?
The best season to surf at Máncora is October - March.
Where is Máncora located?
Máncora is located in Máncora, Talara, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Máncora?
You can reach Máncora by car or public transport.
What is the water temperature at Máncora?
The water is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard stand_up_paddle kitesurf natacion

Services

estacionamiento duchas alquiler_tablas clases_surf 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)
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