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Panic Point

Piura, Talara - El Alto · Advanced Poor
1.8m
3/10
12s 35 km/h
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Panic Point - surf spot in Piura
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About Panic Point

Panic Point is a powerful, tubular left located near Cabo Blanco, in Piura, and one of the best barrels in northern Peru. It breaks fast over a coral reef, forming hollow, demanding sections that reserve it for experienced surfers able to read the wave well and commit to the tube. Its proximity to Cabo Blanco places it in one of the most legendary zones of lefts in the country, with the advantage that it usually has fewer people in the water than its famous neighbor. The water is warm all year, typical of the Piura coast. Its best season runs from October to March, when the north swells that fire up these reefs arrive. Because of its power, speed and shallow coral bottom, Panic Point is not a wave for beginners: it is a challenge for the advanced surfer seeking quality barrels in an authentic desert setting in northern Peru.

Characteristics

Level
Powerful waves or obstacles. Experience required.
· 📅 October - March ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-4.2637°, -81.2468° Piura
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Panic Point — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 15:16

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.8m

9.3s period

Primary Swell

1.3m

11.6s SW

Wind

35 km/h

Gusts 57 km/h S

Secondary Swell

1.2m

11.9s SW

Temp.

22.7°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

1.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:30
↓ 18:28
🌙
↑ 08:44
↓ 21:08
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Current

0.17 m/s

WNW

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 23:30 - -0.16m

Today's Tides

High Tide

05:08

1.71m

Low Tide

11:19

-0.08m

High Tide

17:19

1.55m

Low Tide

23:30

-0.16m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.8m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
33 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.7m

11s

SW SW SW
30 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.6m-1.8m

11s

SW SW SW
30 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.5m-2.1m

10s

SW SW SW
29 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.5m-2.1m

9s

SW SW SW
30 km/h
🌗

Thu

1.3m-1.8m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
29 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.0m-1.4m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
22 km/h
🌗

Sat

0.8m-1.1m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
20 km/h
🌗

Sun

0.8m-1.0m

10s

SW SW SW
24 km/h
🌖

Mon

0.7m-1.0m

12s

SW SW SW
24 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.8m-0.8m

14s

SW
22 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:08 (1.71m) 11:19 (-0.08m) 17:19 (1.55m) 23:30 (-0.16m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

230° SW
Period: 12s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

231° SW
Period: 12s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 05:46 (1.63m) 11:58 (-0.06m) 18:03 (1.46m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

230° SW
Period: 11s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Poor

1.6m - 1.7m

227° SW
Period: 11s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.7m - 1.7m

226° SW
Period: 11s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Poor

1.7m - 1.7m

230° SW
Period: 11s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 00:08 (-0.04m) 06:21 (1.50m) 12:37 (0.02m) 18:44 (1.36m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

225° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 8s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Poor

1.7m - 1.7m

226° SW
Period: 12s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

227° SW
Period: 12s
38 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

218° SW
Period: 10s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 142 kJ
Tides: 00:46 (0.12m) 07:00 (1.39m) 13:17 (0.12m) 19:30 (1.23m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

213° SSW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 1.9m

221° SW
Period: 11s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 192 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

220° SW
Period: 10s
38 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 177 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 2.1m

217° SW
Period: 9s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 10s
⚡ 129 kJ
Tides: 01:25 (0.26m) 07:40 (1.25m) 14:00 (0.23m) 20:18 (1.11m)
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

215° SW
Period: 9s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 129 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 2.0m

215° SW
Period: 9s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 129 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 2.1m

215° SW
Period: 10s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

216° SW
Period: 9s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 144 kJ
Tides: 02:17 (0.39m) 08:30 (1.10m) 14:57 (0.29m) 21:30 (1.01m)
Morning Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.7m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 89 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.7m

201° SSW
Period: 9s
34 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 89 kJ
At night Poor

1.6m - 1.8m

208° SSW
Period: 8s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 80 kJ
Tides: 03:20 (0.49m) 09:30 (1.02m) 16:13 (0.34m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

196° SSW
Period: 8s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

199° SSW
Period: 9s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

199° SSW
Period: 10s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.4m

197° SSW
Period: 8s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 45 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 32 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

195° SSW
Period: 9s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 32 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

195° SSW
Period: 9s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 32 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

196° SSW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 10s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

221° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

215° SW
Period: 12s
30 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

214° SW
Period: 11s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

221° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 57 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
25 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 14s
24 km/h
⚡ 62 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 17:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 36 km/h 0.2m / 6s SSW - - 2.9 10+ km 1.54m
2
Sat 15 Aug 18:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 35 km/h 1.2m / 12s SW - 0.17 m/s 1.0 10+ km 1.50m
3
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 34 km/h 0.2m / 6s WSW - - 0.1 10+ km 1.26m
2
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 34 km/h 0.3m / 6s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.87m
2
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 33 km/h 1.2m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.44m
3
Sat 15 Aug 22:00 1.8m 9s 1.3m / 12s SW 32 km/h 0.4m / 5s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.07m
2

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Surf information for Panic Point

Panic Point is a Advanced level surf spot located in Talara, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is roca. The best season to surf is October - March.

Today's conditions at Panic Point

Right now, Panic Point has waves of about 1.8m with a swell period of 12 seconds and S (35 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Panic Point you can practice surf. The area offers nearby lodging. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Panic Point is around 22 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Panic Point

Is the wave at Panic Point a left or a right?
The wave at Panic Point breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Panic Point?
Panic Point is a spot recommended for advanced surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Panic Point?
The best season to surf at Panic Point is October - March.
Where is Panic Point located?
Panic Point is located in El Alto, Talara, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Panic Point?
You can reach Panic Point by car.
What is the water temperature at Panic Point?
The water is around 22 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Services

hospedaje

Access

auto

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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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