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Pacasmayo

La Libertad, Pacasmayo - Pacasmayo · Intermediate Poor
1.2m
3/10
8s 13 km/h
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Pacasmayo - surf spot in La Libertad
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About Pacasmayo

Pacasmayo, in La Libertad, is one of Peru's longest and most consistent lefts, a top-quality alternative to neighboring Chicama but with fewer people in the water. The wave is a left point break that offers rides of several hundred meters, with long walls ideal for drawing lines and linking maneuvers. It breaks with more power during south swells, with the best season between April and October. A distinctive feature of Pacasmayo is the wind: strong afternoon wind is common, which has also made it a recognized destination for windsurfing and kitesurfing, so many surfers take advantage of the calmer mornings for the best waves. The town keeps its traditional charm, with an old wooden pier, a seafront promenade and good lodging and food options. It is a must-stop for anyone traveling the northern coast in search of long, perfect lefts away from the crowds.

Characteristics

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

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-7.4131°, -79.5886° La Libertad
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Pacasmayo — La Libertad

Current Conditions

Updated 16/09/2026 06:00

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.2m

10.4s period

Primary Swell

0.9m

7.7s S

Wind

13 km/h

Gusts 26 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.8m

9.9s SW

Temp.

22.5°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

1.7

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:10
↓ 18:14
🌙
↑ 10:06
↓ 23:00
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 12:48 - 0.31m

Best Time to Surf Today

07:00 - 10:00

🌊 1.2m 💨 13 km/h
Poor 3/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

00:37

0.46m

High Tide

06:36

1.09m

Low Tide

12:48

0.31m

High Tide

19:23

1.09m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.1m-1.2m

10s

S S S
20 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.0m-1.2m

11s

SW SW SW
20 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.2m-1.2m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
21 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.0m-1.2m

6s

SSW S S
16 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.0m-1.1m

8s

S S S
16 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.0m-1.1m

8s

SW SW SW
18 km/h
🌖

Tue

1.0m-1.1m

6s

SSW S S
15 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.0m-1.0m

7s

S SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌖

Thu

0.9m-1.0m

7s

S S S
17 km/h
🌖

Fri

0.0m-0.0m

20 km/h
🌕

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

14 km/h
🌕

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:37 (0.46m) 06:36 (1.09m) 12:48 (0.31m) 19:23 (1.09m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

184° S
Period: 8s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

217° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

219° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 01:13 (0.53m) 07:00 (0.96m) 13:21 (0.38m) 20:18 (1.00m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

218° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

218° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

218° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 02:00 (0.64m) 07:42 (0.89m) 14:06 (0.45m) 21:30 (0.94m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

190° S
Period: 6s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 9s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

216° SW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

204° SSW
Period: 8s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 45 kJ
Tides: 03:15 (0.70m) 08:30 (0.80m) 15:18 (0.48m) 23:30 (0.90m)
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

185° S
Period: 6s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 21 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

186° S
Period: 6s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 21 kJ
Tides: 06:30 (0.69m) 10:30 (0.78m) 17:15 (0.49m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

197° SSW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

186° S
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 24 kJ
Tides: 00:45 (1.01m) 07:15 (0.68m) 12:15 (0.88m) 18:30 (0.49m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

201° SSW
Period: 8s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 31 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

188° S
Period: 8s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

183° S
Period: 7s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

218° SW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 01:39 (1.14m) 08:00 (0.61m) 13:18 (0.94m) 19:30 (0.41m)
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

186° S
Period: 5s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 12 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

185° S
Period: 5s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 12 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

186° S
Period: 6s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 18 kJ
At night Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

188° S
Period: 6s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 21 kJ
Morning Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

184° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

183° S
Period: 7s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 24 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

182° S
Period: 7s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

195° SSW
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 24 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

183° S
Period: 7s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 19 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

179° S
Period: 7s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 24 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

179° S
Period: 7s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 24 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

182° S
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 19 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
18 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
26 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 km/h
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 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 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 8s S 11 km/h 0.8m / 10s SW - - 0.2 10+ km 1.08m
3
Wed 16 Sep 08:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 8s S 13 km/h 0.8m / 10s SW - - 1.7 10+ km 0.99m
3
Wed 16 Sep 09:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 8s S 14 km/h 0.8m / 10s SW - - 3.9 10+ km 0.83m
3
Wed 16 Sep 10:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 8s S 14 km/h 0.8m / 10s SW - - 6.1 10+ km 0.64m
3
Wed 16 Sep 11:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 9s SSW 21 km/h 0.8m / 9s SSW - - 8.0 10+ km 0.46m
2
Wed 16 Sep 12:00 1.2m 10s 0.9m / 10s SSW 23 km/h 0.8m / 7s SSW - 0.14 m/s 8.9 10+ km 0.34m
2

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Surf information for Pacasmayo

Pacasmayo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Pacasmayo, La Libertad, Perú. The bottom surface is piedra y arena. The best season to surf is April - October.

Today's conditions at Pacasmayo

Right now, Pacasmayo has waves of about 1.2m with a swell period of 8 seconds and SSE (13 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Pacasmayo you can practice surf, longboard, windsurf and kitesurf. The area offers parking, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car or public transport.

Water temperature and wetsuit

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

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Pacasmayo

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

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf longboard windsurf kitesurf

Services

estacionamiento 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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