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Pico Alto

Lima, Lima - Punta Hermosa · Expert Good
1.7m
6/10
13s 9 km/h
Pico Alto - surf spot in Lima

About Pico Alto

South America's most famous big wave. Breaks 700m offshore over flat rock and sand bottom. Can reach up to 15 meters. Fast, hollow and powerful, favoring the right. Only for expert surfers with big wave experience.

Characteristics

Level
Extreme conditions. Only for very experienced surfers.
· 📅 March - August ·
Surface
Type of seabed where the waves break.
·
Direction
Direction the wave breaks as seen from the water.

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-12.3351°, -76.8345° Lima

Pico Alto — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 24/05/2026 18:00

Good
6/10

Waves

1.7m

10.9s period

Primary Swell

1.2m

13.0s SW

Wind

9 km/h

Gusts 23 km/h S

Secondary Swell

1.1m

5.2s S

Temp.

21.1°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:19
17:48
🌙
13:20
00:49
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 19:47 - 0.39m

Today's Tides

High Tide

00:45

0.70m

Low Tide

06:00

0.49m

High Tide

12:47

1.03m

Low Tide

19:47

0.39m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.7m-1.8m

13s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.5m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
5 km/h
🌗

Tue

1.3m-1.5m

10s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌖

Wed

1.2m-1.5m

10s

SW SW SSW
8 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.6m-2.5m

12s

SW SW SW
8 km/h
🌖

Fri

2.3m-2.6m

11s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌖

Sat

2.0m-2.2m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
6 km/h
🌕

Sun

1.9m-2.0m

14s

SW SW SW
5 km/h
🌕

Mon

1.8m-1.9m

12s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌕

Tue

1.8m-2.0m

13s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

7 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 00:45 (0.70m) 06:00 (0.49m) 12:47 (1.03m) 19:47 (0.39m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

226° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 5s
⚡ 240 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

226° SW
Period: 13s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 5s
⚡ 240 kJ
Tides: 02:00 (0.82m) 07:15 (0.57m) 13:30 (1.02m) 20:23 (0.36m)
Morning Good

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 12s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 5s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

224° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 5s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.7m - 1.7m

223° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 204 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

226° SW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 204 kJ
Tides: 02:50 (0.91m) 08:30 (0.56m) 14:18 (0.96m) 20:56 (0.35m)
Morning Good

1.4m - 1.4m

222° SW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 116 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

220° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 100 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

218° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

223° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 96 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (0.97m) 09:30 (0.52m) 15:00 (0.88m) 21:30 (0.28m)
Morning Good

1.2m - 1.2m

205° SSW
Period: 8s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 45 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

221° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

218° SW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.5m

218° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 83 kJ
Tides: 04:13 (0.98m) 10:20 (0.48m) 15:39 (0.79m) 21:50 (0.25m)
Morning Epic

2.1m - 2.2m

216° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 312 kJ
Midday Fair

2.2m - 2.3m

215° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 342 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.3m - 2.3m

215° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 9s
⚡ 374 kJ
At night Epic

2.0m - 2.5m

217° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 283 kJ
Tides: 04:40 (0.99m) 11:06 (0.47m) 16:15 (0.73m) 22:20 (0.26m)
Morning Epic

2.6m - 2.6m

212° SSW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 20s
⚡ 478 kJ
Midday Good

2.5m - 2.5m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 20s
⚡ 371 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.4m - 2.4m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 20s
⚡ 342 kJ
At night Epic

2.4m - 2.6m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 17s
⚡ 342 kJ
Tides: 05:30 (1.02m) 11:54 (0.49m) 16:42 (0.73m)
Morning Epic

2.1m - 2.1m

211° SSW
Period: 10s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 17s
⚡ 217 kJ
Midday Epic

2.1m - 2.1m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 16s
⚡ 217 kJ
Afternoon Epic

2.1m - 2.1m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 14s
⚡ 262 kJ
At night Epic

2.1m - 2.2m

211° SSW
Period: 13s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 14s
⚡ 366 kJ
Morning Epic

2.0m - 2.0m

219° SW
Period: 14s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 9s
⚡ 385 kJ
Midday Good

2.0m - 2.0m

219° SW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 9s
⚡ 385 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.9m - 2.0m

219° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 300 kJ
At night Epic

2.0m - 2.0m

218° SW
Period: 14s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 9s
⚡ 385 kJ
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

216° SW
Period: 12s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 10s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Good

1.8m - 1.8m

221° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

221° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 9s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

222° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 229 kJ
Morning Epic

1.9m - 2.0m

221° SW
Period: 13s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 12s
⚡ 300 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

221° SW
Period: 13s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 332 kJ
Afternoon Good

2.0m - 2.0m

221° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 332 kJ
At night Epic

1.9m - 1.9m

221° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 16s
⚡ 255 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
13 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
11 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
4 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Sun 24 May 18:00 1.7m 11s 1.2m / 13s SW 11 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.1 10+ km 0.48m
4
Sun 24 May 19:00 1.7m 11s 1.2m / 13s SW 9 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6
Sun 24 May 20:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 6 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 9.9 km 0.39m
6
Sun 24 May 21:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 6 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 1.7 km 0.44m
6
Sun 24 May 22:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 1.1 km 0.53m
7
Sun 24 May 23:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.6 km 0.64m
7
Mon 25 May 00:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.73m
7
Mon 25 May 01:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 3 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.80m
7
Mon 25 May 02:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 13s SW 4 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.2 km -
7
Mon 25 May 03:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 4 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.80m
7
Mon 25 May 04:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 4 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.73m
7
Mon 25 May 05:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 4 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.66m
7
Mon 25 May 06:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.2 km 0.60m
7
Mon 25 May 07:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 0.1 0.4 km 0.57m
7
Mon 25 May 08:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 1.2m / 5s S - - 1.0 10+ km 0.58m
7
Mon 25 May 09:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 2.7 10+ km 0.64m
7
Mon 25 May 10:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 1 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 4.5 10+ km 0.74m
7
Mon 25 May 11:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 6.1 10+ km 0.86m
7
Mon 25 May 12:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 6 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 7.2 10+ km 0.95m
6
Mon 25 May 13:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 7 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 7.3 10+ km 1.01m
6
Mon 25 May 14:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 8 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 6.3 10+ km 1.01m
6
Mon 25 May 15:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 8 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 4.8 10+ km 0.95m
6
Mon 25 May 16:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 9 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 3.0 10+ km 0.83m
6
Mon 25 May 17:00 1.7m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 8 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 1.3 10+ km 0.68m
6
Mon 25 May 18:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 7 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 0.2 10+ km 0.54m
6
Mon 25 May 19:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.44m
6
Mon 25 May 20:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.37m
7
Mon 25 May 21:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
7
Mon 25 May 22:00 1.6m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.46m
7
Mon 25 May 23:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.58m
7
Tue 26 May 00:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.70m
7
Tue 26 May 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.81m
7
Tue 26 May 02:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.89m
6
Tue 26 May 03:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.91m
6
Tue 26 May 04:00 1.4m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.87m
6
Tue 26 May 05:00 1.4m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.79m
6
Tue 26 May 06:00 1.4m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
6
Tue 26 May 07:00 1.4m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 5s S - - 0.1 10+ km 0.62m
6
Tue 26 May 08:00 1.4m 12s 1.3m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.6m / 5s S - - 0.9 10+ km 0.57m
6
Tue 26 May 09:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 1 km/h 0.6m / 5s SSW - - 2.7 10+ km 0.57m
6
Tue 26 May 10:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 5s SSW - - 4.8 10+ km 0.63m
6
Tue 26 May 11:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 8 km/h 0.6m / 5s SSW - - 6.3 10+ km 0.72m
5
Tue 26 May 12:00 1.4m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 11 km/h 0.6m / 5s S - - 7.2 10+ km 0.83m
3
Tue 26 May 13:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 11 km/h 0.6m / 5s S - - 7.2 10+ km 0.92m
3
Tue 26 May 14:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 10 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 6.3 10+ km 0.96m
5
Tue 26 May 15:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 10 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 4.9 10+ km 0.95m
5
Tue 26 May 16:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 11 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 3.1 10+ km 0.87m
3
Tue 26 May 17:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 11 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 1.3 10+ km 0.74m
3
Tue 26 May 18:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 9 km/h 0.5m / 6s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.60m
5
Tue 26 May 19:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 10 km/h 0.5m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.47m
5
Tue 26 May 20:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 10s SW 8 km/h 0.4m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
5
Tue 26 May 21:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SW 8 km/h 0.4m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
6
Tue 26 May 22:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 15s SW - - 0.0 8.5 km 0.39m
6
Tue 26 May 23:00 1.3m 11s 1.2m / 9s SW 5 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 1.3 km 0.50m
7
Wed 27 May 00:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 9s SW 5 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km 0.64m
7
Wed 27 May 01:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 9s SW 4 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.5 km 0.78m
7
Wed 27 May 02:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 9s SSW 3 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km 0.89m
7
Wed 27 May 03:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 8s SSW 2 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 0.0 1.5 km 0.96m
7
Wed 27 May 04:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 7s SSW 2 km/h 0.5m / 11s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.96m
7
Wed 27 May 05:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.90m
7
Wed 27 May 06:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.79m
7
Wed 27 May 07:00 1.2m 11s 1.0m / 7s SSW 1 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 0.1 8.7 km 0.68m
7
Wed 27 May 08:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 8s SSW 3 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 0.7 0.9 km 0.59m
7
Wed 27 May 09:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 8s SSW 4 km/h 0.6m / 14s SW - - 2.4 3.5 km 0.53m
7
Wed 27 May 10:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 9s SW 8 km/h 0.7m / 14s SW - - 4.2 1.6 km 0.53m
6
Wed 27 May 11:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 10s SW 10 km/h 0.6m / 12s SSW - - 5.7 3.0 km 0.59m
6
Wed 27 May 12:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 11s SW 14 km/h 0.6m / 9s SSW - - 6.5 6.1 km 0.69m
3
Wed 27 May 13:00 1.2m 11s 0.9m / 12s SW 14 km/h 0.6m / 8s SSW - - 6.5 10+ km 0.78m
3
Wed 27 May 14:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 12s SW 12 km/h 0.6m / 11s SSW - - 5.7 10+ km 0.85m
4
Wed 27 May 15:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 11s SW 15 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 4.5 10+ km -
4
Wed 27 May 16:00 1.3m 11s 1.0m / 10s SW 17 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 2.9 10+ km 0.85m
4
Wed 27 May 17:00 1.3m 11s 1.1m / 10s SW 16 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 1.2 10+ km 0.75m
4
Wed 27 May 18:00 1.4m 11s 1.1m / 11s SW 14 km/h 0.5m / 8s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.61m
3
Wed 27 May 19:00 1.4m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 12 km/h 0.5m / 4s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.47m
3
Wed 27 May 20:00 1.4m 11s 1.2m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.4m / 3s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.36m
3
Wed 27 May 21:00 1.4m 11s 1.2m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.4m / 4s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.29m
5
Wed 27 May 22:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.29m
5
Wed 27 May 23:00 1.5m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.5m / 5s S - - 0.0 1.7 km 0.38m
7
Thu 28 May 00:00 1.6m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.7 km 0.52m
8
Thu 28 May 01:00 1.6m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.5 km 0.68m
8
Thu 28 May 02:00 1.7m 12s 1.5m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.8m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.82m
8
Thu 28 May 03:00 1.7m 13s 1.5m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.93m
8
Thu 28 May 04:00 1.8m 13s 1.6m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.98m
8
Thu 28 May 05:00 1.9m 13s 1.6m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.96m
8
Thu 28 May 06:00 1.9m 13s 1.7m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.87m
8
Thu 28 May 07:00 2.0m 13s 1.8m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.1 0.5 km 0.75m
8
Thu 28 May 08:00 2.1m 13s 1.8m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 1.0 3.2 km 0.63m
8
Thu 28 May 09:00 2.1m 13s 1.9m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 2.3 5.9 km 0.53m
8
Thu 28 May 10:00 2.2m 13s 1.9m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 3.7 8.6 km 0.48m
7
Thu 28 May 11:00 2.2m 13s 2.0m / 12s SW 8 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 5.1 10+ km 0.49m
7
Thu 28 May 12:00 2.2m 13s 2.0m / 12s SW 11 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 6.3 10+ km 0.56m
5
Thu 28 May 13:00 2.2m 13s 2.0m / 12s SW 13 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 6.4 10+ km 0.65m
5
Thu 28 May 14:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 14 km/h 0.9m / 4s S - - 5.5 10+ km 0.73m
5
Thu 28 May 15:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.8m / 4s S - - 4.1 10+ km 0.78m
5
Thu 28 May 16:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 16 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 2.6 10+ km 0.79m
5
Thu 28 May 17:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 16 km/h 0.6m / 10s SSW - - 1.4 10+ km 0.73m
6
Thu 28 May 18:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.4m / 18s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.62m
6
Thu 28 May 19:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 12s SW 13 km/h 0.2m / 23s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.49m
5
Thu 28 May 20:00 2.4m 13s 2.2m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.2m / 24s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.36m
7
Thu 28 May 21:00 2.4m 13s 2.2m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.2m / 24s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.27m
7
Thu 28 May 22:00 2.4m 13s 2.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.2m / 22s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.25m
8
Thu 28 May 23:00 2.5m 13s 2.2m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.4m / 20s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.29m
9
Fri 29 May 00:00 2.5m 13s 2.2m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.7m / 17s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
10
Fri 29 May 01:00 2.5m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.9m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.58m
10
Fri 29 May 02:00 2.5m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.9m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.74m
10
Fri 29 May 03:00 2.6m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 2 km/h 1.0m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.88m
10
Fri 29 May 04:00 2.6m 13s 2.1m / 11s SW 2 km/h 1.0m / 14s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.98m
10
Fri 29 May 05:00 2.6m 13s 2.2m / 11s SW 3 km/h 0.8m / 16s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.99m
10
Fri 29 May 06:00 2.6m 13s 2.2m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.6m / 19s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.94m
10
Fri 29 May 07:00 2.6m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 4 km/h 0.4m / 21s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.83m
10
Fri 29 May 08:00 2.6m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 2 km/h 0.4m / 21s SW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.70m
10
Fri 29 May 09:00 2.6m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 3 km/h 0.4m / 21s SW - - 1.2 10+ km 0.59m
10
Fri 29 May 10:00 2.5m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 20s SW - - 2.0 8.5 km 0.50m
9
Fri 29 May 11:00 2.5m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 9 km/h 0.4m / 20s SW - - 3.4 7.7 km 0.47m
9
Fri 29 May 12:00 2.5m 13s 2.3m / 12s SSW 12 km/h 0.5m / 20s SW - - 4.9 7.0 km 0.49m
7
Fri 29 May 13:00 2.5m 13s 2.2m / 11s SSW 13 km/h 0.5m / 20s SW - - 5.9 6.2 km 0.55m
6
Fri 29 May 14:00 2.5m 13s 2.2m / 11s SSW 14 km/h 0.5m / 20s SW - - 5.9 10+ km 0.64m
6
Fri 29 May 15:00 2.4m 13s 2.2m / 11s SSW 13 km/h 0.5m / 20s SW - - 5.4 10+ km 0.70m
6
Fri 29 May 16:00 2.4m 13s 2.2m / 11s SSW 13 km/h 0.6m / 20s SW - - 4.6 10+ km 0.73m
6
Fri 29 May 17:00 2.4m 13s 2.1m / 11s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 19s SW - - 3.3 10+ km 0.72m
6
Fri 29 May 18:00 2.4m 13s 2.1m / 11s SSW 11 km/h 0.6m / 19s SW - - 1.7 10+ km 0.65m
6
Fri 29 May 19:00 2.3m 13s 2.1m / 11s SSW 10 km/h 0.7m / 19s SW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.54m
8
Fri 29 May 20:00 2.3m 13s 2.0m / 11s SSW 7 km/h 0.7m / 19s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.41m
8
Fri 29 May 21:00 2.3m 13s 2.0m / 11s SSW 4 km/h 0.7m / 19s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
9
Fri 29 May 22:00 2.3m 13s 2.0m / 11s SSW 1 km/h 0.7m / 19s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.26m
9
Fri 29 May 23:00 2.3m 13s 2.0m / 11s SSW 1 km/h 0.8m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.27m
9
Sat 30 May 00:00 2.2m 13s 1.9m / 11s SSW 1 km/h 0.8m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.35m
9
Sat 30 May 01:00 2.2m 13s 1.9m / 11s SSW 2 km/h 0.8m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
9
Sat 30 May 02:00 2.2m 13s 1.9m / 11s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.67m
9
Sat 30 May 03:00 2.2m 13s 1.9m / 10s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 18s SW - - 0.0 7.6 km 0.83m
9
Sat 30 May 04:00 2.1m 13s 1.8m / 10s SSW 2 km/h 0.9m / 18s SW - - 0.0 1.4 km 0.95m
9
Sat 30 May 05:00 2.1m 13s 1.8m / 10s SSW 3 km/h 1.0m / 17s SW - - 0.0 1.1 km 1.01m
9
Sat 30 May 06:00 2.1m 13s 1.8m / 10s SSW 3 km/h 1.0m / 17s SW - - 0.0 0.7 km 1.01m
9
Sat 30 May 07:00 2.1m 13s 1.7m / 10s SSW 2 km/h 1.0m / 17s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.94m
9
Sat 30 May 08:00 2.1m 13s 1.7m / 10s SSW 0 km/h 1.1m / 17s SW - - 0.7 5.5 km 0.82m
9
Sat 30 May 09:00 2.1m 13s 1.7m / 10s SSW 2 km/h 1.1m / 17s SW - - 1.7 10+ km 0.69m
9
Sat 30 May 10:00 2.1m 14s 1.6m / 10s SSW 5 km/h 1.1m / 17s SW - - 2.8 10+ km 0.58m
9
Sat 30 May 11:00 2.1m 14s 1.6m / 10s SSW 8 km/h 1.1m / 16s SW - - 4.3 10+ km 0.51m
8
Sat 30 May 12:00 2.1m 14s 1.6m / 10s SSW 10 km/h 1.2m / 16s SW - - 5.9 10+ km 0.49m
8
Sat 30 May 13:00 2.1m 14s 1.6m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 1.2m / 16s SW - - 6.8 10+ km 0.52m
6
Sat 30 May 14:00 2.1m 14s 1.5m / 10s SSW 12 km/h 1.2m / 16s SW - - 6.7 10+ km 0.59m
6
Sat 30 May 15:00 2.1m 14s 1.5m / 9s SSW 11 km/h 1.3m / 16s SW - - 5.9 10+ km 0.67m
6
Sat 30 May 16:00 2.1m 14s 1.5m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 1.3m / 16s SW - - 4.9 10+ km 0.72m
6
Sat 30 May 17:00 2.1m 14s 1.4m / 11s SSW 10 km/h 1.3m / 14s SW - - 3.5 10+ km 0.73m
6
Sat 30 May 18:00 2.1m 14s 1.4m / 14s SW 9 km/h 1.3m / 11s SSW - - 1.8 10+ km 0.69m
8
Sat 30 May 19:00 2.1m 14s 1.4m / 15s SW 9 km/h 1.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.61m
7
Sat 30 May 20:00 2.1m 14s 1.4m / 16s SW 8 km/h 1.4m / 9s SSW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.49m
7
Sat 30 May 21:00 2.0m 14s 1.4m / 15s SW 7 km/h 1.3m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
7
Sat 30 May 22:00 2.0m 14s 1.4m / 15s SW 5 km/h 1.3m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 8.2 km 0.30m
7
Sat 30 May 23:00 2.0m 14s 1.4m / 15s SW 4 km/h 1.3m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 5.7 km 0.28m
8
Sun 31 May 00:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 15s SW 3 km/h 1.2m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 3.3 km -
8
Sun 31 May 01:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 15s SW 2 km/h 1.2m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.9 km -
8
Sun 31 May 02:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 15s SW 1 km/h 1.2m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.8 km -
8
Sun 31 May 03:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 15s SW 1 km/h 1.1m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.8 km -
8
Sun 31 May 04:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 14s SW 1 km/h 1.1m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.7 km -
8
Sun 31 May 05:00 2.0m 14s 1.5m / 14s SW 1 km/h 1.1m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Sun 31 May 06:00 2.0m 14s 1.6m / 14s SW 2 km/h 1.1m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Sun 31 May 07:00 2.0m 14s 1.6m / 14s SW 1 km/h 1.1m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 0.5 km -
8
Sun 31 May 08:00 2.0m 14s 1.6m / 14s SW 1 km/h 1.0m / 9s SSW - - 0.7 1.9 km -
8
Sun 31 May 09:00 2.0m 14s 1.6m / 14s SW 3 km/h 1.0m / 9s SSW - - 1.6 3.3 km -
8
Sun 31 May 10:00 2.0m 14s 1.6m / 14s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 9s SSW - - 2.7 4.6 km -
8
Sun 31 May 11:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 14s SW 7 km/h 0.9m / 9s SSW - - 4.2 6.0 km -
7
Sun 31 May 12:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 14s SW 9 km/h 0.9m / 9s SSW - - 5.8 7.4 km -
7
Sun 31 May 13:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 14s SW 10 km/h 0.9m / 9s SSW - - 6.8 8.8 km -
7
Sun 31 May 14:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 14s SW 10 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 6.7 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 15:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 14s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 5.9 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 16:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 4.9 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 17:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 3.5 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 18:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 1.8 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 19:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 20:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 0.1 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 21:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 7 km/h 0.7m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 22:00 1.9m 13s 1.5m / 13s SW 5 km/h 0.7m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 31 May 23:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 13s SW 4 km/h 0.7m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 7.5 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 00:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 4.8 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 01:00 1.9m 12s 1.5m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 8s SSW - - 0.0 2.0 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 02:00 1.9m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 2.2 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 03:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 12s SW - - 0.0 2.4 km -
9
Mon 01 Jun 04:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 14s WSW - - 0.0 2.6 km -
9
Mon 01 Jun 05:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.6m / 15s WSW - - 0.0 2.8 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 06:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 15s WSW - - 0.0 3.0 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 07:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.6m / 14s WSW - - 0.1 3.2 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 08:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 1 km/h 0.8m / 11s SW - - 0.7 3.5 km -
8
Mon 01 Jun 09:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 2 km/h 0.9m / 7s SSW - - 1.7 3.9 km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 10:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 4 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 2.8 4.2 km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 11:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 6 km/h 0.8m / 9s SSW - - 4.3 4.6 km -
6
Mon 01 Jun 12:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 8 km/h 0.6m / 15s SSW - - 5.9 4.9 km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 13:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 19s SW - - 6.8 5.2 km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 14:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.6m / 15s SSW - - 6.6 8.6 km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 15:00 1.8m 11s 1.4m / 13s SW 9 km/h 0.8m / 9s SSW - - 5.8 10+ km -
6
Mon 01 Jun 16:00 1.8m 11s 1.4m / 13s SW 9 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 4.7 10+ km -
6
Mon 01 Jun 17:00 1.8m 11s 1.3m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.8m / 8s SSW - - 3.3 10+ km -
6
Mon 01 Jun 18:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 1.7 10+ km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 19:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.5m / 18s SW - - 0.5 10+ km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 20:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 9 km/h 0.5m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 21:00 1.8m 12s 1.3m / 12s SW 7 km/h 0.6m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 22:00 1.8m 12s 1.2m / 12s SW 5 km/h 0.6m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Mon 01 Jun 23:00 1.8m 12s 1.2m / 12s SW 4 km/h 0.7m / 17s SW - - 0.0 8.8 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 00:00 1.8m 12s 1.2m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.7m / 17s SW - - 0.0 4.7 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 01:00 1.8m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.7m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.5 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 02:00 1.9m 12s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 03:00 1.9m 12s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 04:00 1.9m 12s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 1.0m / 16s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 05:00 1.9m 12s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 1.0m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 06:00 1.9m 12s 1.1m / 11s SW 3 km/h 1.0m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 07:00 1.9m 12s 1.1m / 12s SW 2 km/h 1.0m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.6 km -
9
Tue 02 Jun 08:00 1.9m 12s 1.2m / 13s SW 1 km/h 1.0m / 13s SW - - 0.7 1.9 km -
9
Tue 02 Jun 09:00 2.0m 12s 1.2m / 14s SW 3 km/h 1.0m / 12s SW - - 1.7 3.3 km -
9
Tue 02 Jun 10:00 2.0m 12s 1.2m / 15s SW 6 km/h 1.0m / 10s SW - - 2.8 4.6 km -
8
Tue 02 Jun 11:00 2.0m 13s 1.4m / 15s SW 9 km/h 1.0m / 8s SSW - - 4.2 5.9 km -
7
Tue 02 Jun 12:00 2.0m 13s 1.5m / 14s SW 11 km/h 1.0m / 7s SSW - - 5.8 7.3 km -
5
Tue 02 Jun 13:00 2.0m 13s 1.6m / 13s SW 12 km/h 1.1m / 5s S - - 6.8 8.6 km -
5
Tue 02 Jun 14:00 2.0m 13s 1.7m / 13s SW 12 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 6.7 10+ km -
5
Tue 02 Jun 15:00 2.0m 13s 1.7m / 13s SW 11 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 5.9 10+ km -
5
Tue 02 Jun 16:00 2.0m 13s 1.7m / 13s SW 10 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 4.9 10+ km -
7
Tue 02 Jun 17:00 2.0m 13s 1.7m / 13s SW 9 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 3.5 10+ km -
7
Tue 02 Jun 18:00 2.0m 14s 1.8m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 1.8 10+ km -
7
Tue 02 Jun 19:00 - 14s - - 8 km/h - - - 0.5 10+ km -
4
Tue 02 Jun 20:00 - 14s - - 8 km/h - - - 0.1 10+ km -
4
Tue 02 Jun 21:00 - 14s - - 7 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
4
Tue 02 Jun 22:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Tue 02 Jun 23:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 8.7 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 00:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 4.5 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 01:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 02:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 03:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 04:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 05:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 06:00 - - - - 4 km/h - - - 0.0 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 07:00 - - - - 3 km/h - - - 0.1 0.2 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 08:00 - - - - 1 km/h - - - 0.7 1.4 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 09:00 - - - - 2 km/h - - - 1.7 2.6 km -
3
Wed 03 Jun 10:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 2.8 3.7 km -
2
Wed 03 Jun 11:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 4.3 4.9 km -
2
Wed 03 Jun 12:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 5.8 6.1 km -
1
Wed 03 Jun 13:00 - - - - 14 km/h - - - 6.8 7.2 km -
1
Wed 03 Jun 14:00 - - - - 13 km/h - - - 6.7 10+ km -
1
Wed 03 Jun 15:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 5.9 10+ km -
1
Wed 03 Jun 16:00 - - - - 11 km/h - - - 4.9 10+ km -
1
Wed 03 Jun 17:00 - - - - 10 km/h - - - 3.5 10+ km -
2

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Surf information for Pico Alto

Pico Alto is a Expert level surf spot located in Lima, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is roca y arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is March - August.

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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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