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Mollendo

Arequipa, Islay - Mollendo · Beginner Good
1.5m
6/10
12s 6 km/h
Mollendo - surf spot in Arequipa

About Mollendo

Arequipa's main beach resort with gentle waves over sandy bottom. Ideal for beginners when waves are small. Popular summer destination with good tourist infrastructure.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 April - September ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

Sports, Services & Access

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-17.0363°, -72.0103° Arequipa

Mollendo — Arequipa

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:01

Good
6/10

Waves

1.5m

11.7s period

Primary Swell

1.2m

11.7s SSW

Wind

6 km/h

Gusts 13 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.7m

6.6s S

Temp.

17.9°C

🧥 3/2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

7.6 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:18
17:27
🌙
00:10
11:59
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Rising

High Tide 02:47 - 0.84m

Today's Tides

High Tide

01:56

0.75m

Low Tide

07:18

0.43m

High Tide

12:54

0.73m

Low Tide

19:45

0.14m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.5m-1.5m

12s

SW SSW
5 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.5m-1.7m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.7m-1.9m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.9m-1.9m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
6 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.6m-1.9m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.6m-1.6m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
4 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.5m-1.6m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
5 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.5m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
5 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.6m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
5 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.1m-1.6m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
7 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

6 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 01:56 (0.75m) 07:18 (0.43m) 12:54 (0.73m) 19:45 (0.14m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

215° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 02:47 (0.84m) 09:00 (0.42m) 14:06 (0.67m) 20:30 (0.15m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

213° SSW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 212 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 212 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 13s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 240 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 03:39 (0.94m) 10:30 (0.36m) 15:15 (0.58m) 21:21 (0.10m)
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

213° SSW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

213° SSW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 17s
⚡ 192 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (1.01m) 11:30 (0.26m) 16:30 (0.54m) 22:13 (0.10m)
Morning Good

1.9m - 1.9m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 2s
⚡ 214 kJ
Midday Good

1.9m - 1.9m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
⚡ 214 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.9m - 1.9m

205° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
⚡ 177 kJ
At night Epic

1.9m - 1.9m

204° SSW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 214 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (1.12m) 12:30 (0.22m) 17:30 (0.57m) 23:10 (0.11m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

203° SSW
Period: 10s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 115 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 115 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 129 kJ
Tides: 06:20 (1.27m) 13:19 (0.18m) 18:39 (0.63m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

201° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

204° SSW
Period: 11s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 8s
⚡ 126 kJ
Tides: 00:08 (0.13m) 07:16 (1.38m) 14:15 (0.18m) 19:38 (0.73m)
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

202° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 13s
⚡ 126 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

220° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 181 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

203° SSW
Period: 11s
2 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 152 kJ
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

225° SW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

224° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 134 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

227° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 13s
⚡ 110 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

225° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 152 kJ
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

216° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Good

1.6m - 1.6m

215° SW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 126 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 11s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

217° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 152 kJ
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 96 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 83 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.6m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 5s
⚡ 110 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
5 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
6 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 1.5m 12s 1.2m / 12s SW 5 km/h 1.0m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
7
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 1.5m 12s 1.2m / 12s SSW 6 km/h 0.7m / 7s S - - 0.0 7.6 km 0.46m
6
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 8 km/h 0.5m / 7s SSE - - 0.0 0.5 km 0.61m
5
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.5m 12s 1.4m / 10s SSW 6 km/h 0.2m / 7s SE - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.73m
6
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 7 km/h 0.4m / 6s SSE - - 0.0 0.6 km 0.82m
5
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 12s SSW 7 km/h 0.7m / 6s S - - 0.0 1.1 km 0.84m
6

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Surf information for Mollendo

Mollendo is a Beginner level surf spot located in Islay, Arequipa, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is April - September.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard natacion

Services

estacionamiento duchas banos restaurantes hospedaje salvavidas

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)
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