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Peña Negra

Piura, Talara - El Alto · Intermediate Poor
1.6m
3/10
11s 20 km/h
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Peña Negra - surf spot in Piura
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About Peña Negra

Peña Negra is a beach break with predominant lefts located near Cabo Blanco, in Piura, a consistent wave that offers relaxed sessions in a calm, uncrowded setting. It breaks over a sand and rock bottom, with walls that shape up well and fun rides, ideal for intermediate surfers looking for quality waves without the demands of the heavier reefs in the area. Being on the same stretch of coast as Cabo Blanco and Panic Point, it is part of one of the richest surfing regions in the north, yet keeps a much calmer character. The water is warm all year round and its best season runs from October to March, with north swells. For the traveler exploring Piura, Peña Negra is an excellent option to surf with space, enjoy the northern sun and rest from the pace of the more famous, crowded spots.

Characteristics

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

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-4.2727°, -81.2529° Piura
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Peña Negra — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:01

Poor
3/10

Waves

1.6m

11.0s period

Primary Swell

1.3m

11.0s SW

Wind

20 km/h

Gusts 31 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.5m

6.3s WSW

Temp.

26.1°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

6.5 km

Moderate

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:03
↓ 18:16
🌙
↑ 13:11
↓ 01:00
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:20 - 0.77m

Best Time to Surf Today

13:00 - 16:00

🌊 1.4m 💨 19 km/h
Fair 5/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:20

0.77m

High Tide

09:06

1.10m

Low Tide

15:30

0.60m

High Tide

22:40

1.27m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.4m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
19 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.5m-1.6m

11s

SW SW SW
24 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.6m-1.7m

13s

SW SW SW
18 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.7m-1.9m

12s

SW SW SW
27 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.7m-1.9m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
29 km/h
🌖

Sat

1.4m-1.8m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
25 km/h
🌖

Sun

1.2m-1.4m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.1m-1.2m

7s

SSW SSW SSW
13 km/h
🌕

Tue

1.1m-1.1m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
9 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

8 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:20 (0.77m) 09:06 (1.10m) 15:30 (0.60m) 22:40 (1.27m)
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

217° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 134 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

218° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 139 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

218° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 116 kJ
At night Fair

1.5m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 05:06 (0.76m) 10:50 (1.11m) 17:00 (0.62m) 23:45 (1.34m)
Morning Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

218° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 18s
⚡ 134 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

219° SW
Period: 11s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 17s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

219° SW
Period: 10s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 17s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 06:07 (0.65m) 12:03 (1.24m) 18:03 (0.59m)
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 14s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 246 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 14s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 246 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

217° SW
Period: 13s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 212 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.7m

217° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 181 kJ
Tides: 00:30 (1.48m) 06:55 (0.54m) 12:54 (1.37m) 18:50 (0.54m)
Morning Poor

1.7m - 1.8m

216° SW
Period: 12s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 204 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

214° SW
Period: 12s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 255 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

214° SW
Period: 11s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 214 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

216° SW
Period: 12s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 01:04 (1.60m) 07:26 (0.39m) 13:34 (1.49m) 19:34 (0.43m)
Morning Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 12s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 12s
⚡ 129 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
33 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 144 kJ
At night Fair

1.8m - 1.9m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 01:41 (1.65m) 08:02 (0.22m) 14:15 (1.60m) 20:10 (0.34m)
Morning Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

207° SSW
Period: 9s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 89 kJ
Midday Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 126 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.5m - 1.6m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 110 kJ
At night Poor

1.6m - 1.8m

207° SSW
Period: 9s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 102 kJ
Morning Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

204° SSW
Period: 6s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 11s
⚡ 30 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 6s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

205° SSW
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
At night Poor

1.3m - 1.4m

205° SSW
Period: 7s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 41 kJ
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

201° SSW
Period: 6s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

199° SSW
Period: 6s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

203° SSW
Period: 7s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

203° SSW
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

216° SW
Period: 11s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Good

1.1m - 1.1m

203° SSW
Period: 8s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 14s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.1m - 1.1m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

204° SSW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 38 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 km/h
Midday Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Morning
Midday
Afternoon
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
8 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 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 21 km/h 0.6m / 5s SW - - 0.0 3.0 km 0.91m
3
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 20 km/h 0.5m / 6s WSW - - 0.0 6.5 km 0.82m
3
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 21 km/h 0.4m / 9s WNW - - 0.0 8.7 km 0.77m
2
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 22 km/h 0.3m / 10s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.78m
4
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 21 km/h 0.4m / 12s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.83m
4
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 19 km/h 0.4m / 13s WNW - 0.27 m/s 0.0 10+ km 0.91m
5

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Surf information for Peña Negra

Peña Negra is a Intermediate 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 Peña Negra

Right now, Peña Negra has waves of about 1.6m with a swell period of 11 seconds and S (20 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Peña Negra you can practice surf and bodyboard. The area offers nearby lodging. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Peña Negra is around 27 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Peña Negra

Is the wave at Peña Negra a left or a right?
The wave at Peña Negra breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Peña Negra?
Peña Negra is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Peña Negra?
The best season to surf at Peña Negra is October - March.
Where is Peña Negra located?
Peña Negra is located in El Alto, Talara, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Peña Negra?
You can reach Peña Negra by car.
What is the water temperature at Peña Negra?
The water is around 27 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard

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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