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Pico Alto

Lima, Lima - Punta Hermosa · Expert Good
1.5m
6/10
11s 4 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 15/05/2026 15:00

Good
6/10

Waves

1.5m

11.1s period

Primary Swell

1.2m

11.4s SW

Wind

4 km/h

Gusts 9 km/h SE

Secondary Swell

0.8m

4.6s S

Temp.

21.8°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:17
17:50
🌙
04:54
16:46
🌑 New Moon

Spring tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 22:06 - 0.21m

Today's Tides

High Tide

04:23

1.10m

Low Tide

10:20

0.53m

High Tide

15:39

0.95m

Low Tide

22:06

0.21m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.5m-1.5m

11s

SW SW SW
4 km/h
🌒

Tomorrow

1.3m-1.5m

10s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌑

Sun

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
7 km/h
🌑

Mon

1.2m-1.6m

7s

SSW S S
8 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.5m-1.6m

7s

S S S
8 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.5m-1.6m

9s

S S S
8 km/h
🌘

Thu

1.3m-1.4m

9s

S S S
8 km/h
🌘

Fri

1.2m-1.3m

9s

S S S
7 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.2m-1.4m

12s

S S S
7 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.4m-1.8m

13s

SW SW SW
6 km/h
🌗

Mon

0.0m-0.0m

10 km/h
🌗

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:23 (1.10m) 10:20 (0.53m) 15:39 (0.95m) 22:06 (0.21m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Good

1.5m - 1.5m

215° SW
Period: 11s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 5s
⚡ 134 kJ
Tides: 05:03 (1.20m) 11:20 (0.53m) 16:21 (0.92m) 22:43 (0.19m)
Morning Good

1.5m - 1.5m

216° SW
Period: 10s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 6s
⚡ 110 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

215° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 5s
⚡ 134 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

214° SW
Period: 8s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 8s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.5m

215° SW
Period: 10s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 96 kJ
Tides: 05:50 (1.26m) 12:13 (0.53m) 17:10 (0.88m) 23:30 (0.20m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 16s
⚡ 83 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

212° SSW
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 16s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.2m - 1.2m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

214° SW
Period: 12s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 119 kJ
Tides: 06:37 (1.30m) 13:20 (0.52m) 18:00 (0.80m)
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.4m

189° S
Period: 9s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

188° S
Period: 7s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 47 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

188° S
Period: 6s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.6m

190° S
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 13s
⚡ 47 kJ
Tides: 00:15 (0.20m) 07:38 (1.26m) 14:30 (0.48m) 19:00 (0.72m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

186° S
Period: 7s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 13s
⚡ 62 kJ
Midday Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

188° S
Period: 8s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 80 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.6m - 1.6m

192° SSW
Period: 8s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 80 kJ
At night Good

1.6m - 1.6m

186° S
Period: 7s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 14s
⚡ 62 kJ
Tides: 01:07 (0.21m) 08:30 (1.20m) 15:42 (0.47m) 20:15 (0.67m)
Morning Good

1.6m - 1.6m

187° S
Period: 10s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 126 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

188° S
Period: 9s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 89 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.5m - 1.5m

189° S
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 89 kJ
At night Good

1.5m - 1.6m

187° S
Period: 8s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 02:00 (0.30m) 09:39 (1.19m) 17:00 (0.48m) 21:30 (0.67m)
Morning Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

187° S
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 78 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

187° S
Period: 9s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 5s
⚡ 78 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.4m - 1.4m

187° S
Period: 9s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 78 kJ
At night Good

1.4m - 1.4m

187° S
Period: 8s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 62 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

187° S
Period: 9s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 67 kJ
Midday Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

187° S
Period: 9s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 67 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.3m - 1.3m

187° S
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 67 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.3m

187° S
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 15s
⚡ 67 kJ
Morning Good

1.3m - 1.3m

225° SW
Period: 13s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 140 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

226° SW
Period: 14s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 163 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.4m - 1.4m

226° SW
Period: 14s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 189 kJ
At night Good

1.3m - 1.4m

187° S
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 100 kJ
Morning Epic

1.6m - 1.6m

227° SW
Period: 13s
3 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 212 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

226° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 240 kJ
Afternoon Epic

1.7m - 1.8m

226° SW
Period: 13s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 240 kJ
At night Epic

1.5m - 1.5m

226° SW
Period: 13s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 187 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Fri 15 May 21:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.27m
6
Fri 15 May 22:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.21m
6
Fri 15 May 23:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.9 km 0.25m
6
Sat 16 May 00:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.38m
6
Sat 16 May 01:00 1.5m 11s 1.2m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.57m
6
Sat 16 May 02:00 1.5m 11s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.3 km 0.80m
6
Sat 16 May 03:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.4 km 1.01m
6
Sat 16 May 04:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 5 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 1.15m
6
Sat 16 May 05:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 1.20m
6
Sat 16 May 06:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 10+ km 1.16m
6
Sat 16 May 07:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.1 2.5 km 1.05m
6
Sat 16 May 08:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 11s SW 3 km/h 1.0m / 6s S - - 1.2 10+ km 0.88m
6
Sat 16 May 09:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 10s SW 1 km/h 1.0m / 7s S - - 3.0 10+ km 0.71m
5
Sat 16 May 10:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 9s SW 4 km/h 1.0m / 7s S - - 5.0 10+ km 0.58m
5
Sat 16 May 11:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 10s SW 8 km/h 1.0m / 7s S - - 6.6 2.9 km 0.53m
4
Sat 16 May 12:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 11s SW 11 km/h 1.0m / 6s S - - 7.5 6.7 km 0.54m
2
Sat 16 May 13:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 11s SW 11 km/h 1.0m / 5s S - - 7.4 10+ km 0.62m
3
Sat 16 May 14:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 11s SW 13 km/h 1.0m / 6s S - - 6.6 10+ km 0.74m
2
Sat 16 May 15:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 10s SW 13 km/h 1.0m / 6s S - - 4.9 10+ km 0.86m
2
Sat 16 May 16:00 1.5m 10s 1.0m / 9s SW 12 km/h 1.0m / 7s S - - 3.1 10+ km 0.92m
2
Sat 16 May 17:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 1.0m / 9s SSW - - 1.4 9.9 km 0.91m
2
Sat 16 May 18:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 6s SSW 10 km/h 1.0m / 10s SSW - - 0.2 9.4 km 0.83m
5
Sat 16 May 19:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 5s S 8 km/h 0.9m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
5
Sat 16 May 20:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 6s SSW 6 km/h 0.9m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
4
Sat 16 May 21:00 1.4m 10s 0.9m / 9s SSW 6 km/h 0.9m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.33m
4
Sat 16 May 22:00 1.4m 10s 0.9m / 11s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 2.9 km 0.21m
5
Sat 16 May 23:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 11s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 4s S - - 0.0 1.2 km 0.19m
5
Sun 17 May 00:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 10s SW 4 km/h 0.9m / 4s S - - 0.0 0.9 km 0.26m
5
Sun 17 May 01:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s SW 5 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 0.0 0.8 km 0.42m
5
Sun 17 May 02:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 10s SW 4 km/h 0.7m / 9s SSW - - 0.0 8.0 km 0.65m
5
Sun 17 May 03:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 10s SW 6 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.89m
5
Sun 17 May 04:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 10s SW 6 km/h 0.4m / 16s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.10m
5
Sun 17 May 05:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SW 5 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.0 1.6 km 1.23m
5
Sun 17 May 06:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 6 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.0 0.6 km 1.26m
6
Sun 17 May 07:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 5 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.1 4.2 km 1.20m
6
Sun 17 May 08:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 5 km/h 0.4m / 17s SSW - - 0.8 1.1 km 1.06m
6
Sun 17 May 09:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 5 km/h 0.5m / 16s SSW - - 2.4 10+ km 0.88m
6
Sun 17 May 10:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 8 km/h 0.5m / 16s SSW - - 5.0 10+ km 0.70m
6
Sun 17 May 11:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 16s SSW - - 6.6 10+ km 0.58m
4
Sun 17 May 12:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 12 km/h 0.5m / 16s SSW - - 7.4 10+ km 0.53m
4
Sun 17 May 13:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 7.5 10+ km 0.55m
4
Sun 17 May 14:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 6.7 10+ km 0.62m
4
Sun 17 May 15:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 16s SSW - - 5.3 10+ km 0.73m
4
Sun 17 May 16:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 9s SSW 12 km/h 0.6m / 15s SSW - - 3.4 10+ km 0.84m
4
Sun 17 May 17:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 11s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 1.5 10+ km 0.88m
4
Sun 17 May 18:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 13s SSW 10 km/h 0.6m / 11s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km 0.86m
6
Sun 17 May 19:00 1.2m 10s 0.6m / 15s SSW 8 km/h 0.6m / 9s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.77m
5
Sun 17 May 20:00 1.2m 11s 0.6m / 16s SSW 5 km/h 0.6m / 8s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.62m
5
Sun 17 May 21:00 1.2m 11s 0.7m / 16s SSW 3 km/h 0.5m / 9s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.45m
6
Sun 17 May 22:00 1.2m 11s 0.7m / 15s SSW 3 km/h 0.5m / 9s SW - - 0.0 5.9 km 0.29m
6
Sun 17 May 23:00 1.2m 11s 0.7m / 12s SSW 4 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.21m
7
Mon 18 May 00:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 9s SSW 4 km/h 0.6m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.21m
7
Mon 18 May 01:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 7s S 4 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.31m
7
Mon 18 May 02:00 1.2m 11s 0.8m / 6s S 6 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.49m
6
Mon 18 May 03:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 6s S 6 km/h 0.7m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.73m
6
Mon 18 May 04:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.97m
6
Mon 18 May 05:00 1.3m 11s 0.9m / 6s S 5 km/h 0.8m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 2.4 km 1.17m
6
Mon 18 May 06:00 1.3m 11s 0.9m / 6s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 0.8 km 1.28m
6
Mon 18 May 07:00 1.3m 11s 0.9m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.9m / 11s SSW - - 0.2 0.8 km 1.29m
6
Mon 18 May 08:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 8s SSW 5 km/h 0.7m / 12s SSW - - 1.2 0.8 km 1.21m
7
Mon 18 May 09:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 11s SSW 6 km/h 0.5m / 14s SSW - - 3.0 10+ km 1.06m
6
Mon 18 May 10:00 1.4m 10s 0.8m / 12s SSW 11 km/h 0.3m / 15s S - - 5.0 2.8 km 0.87m
4
Mon 18 May 11:00 1.4m 10s 0.9m / 11s SSW 12 km/h 0.5m / 15s SSW - - 6.5 8.4 km 0.69m
4
Mon 18 May 12:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 8s SSW 13 km/h 0.7m / 14s SSW - - 7.4 10+ km 0.57m
4
Mon 18 May 13:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 6s S 14 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 7.5 10+ km 0.52m
3
Mon 18 May 14:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 6s S 12 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 6.7 10+ km 0.53m
3
Mon 18 May 15:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 6s S 11 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 5.2 10+ km 0.59m
3
Mon 18 May 16:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 7s S 11 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 3.3 10+ km 0.69m
4
Mon 18 May 17:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 7s S 11 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 1.5 10+ km 0.77m
4
Mon 18 May 18:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 7s S 10 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.2 10+ km -
4
Mon 18 May 19:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 7s S 8 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.77m
6
Mon 18 May 20:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.68m
6
Mon 18 May 21:00 1.6m 10s 1.2m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
6
Mon 18 May 22:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.39m
6
Mon 18 May 23:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.26m
6
Tue 19 May 00:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 4 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.20m
7
Tue 19 May 01:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 3 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 3.9 km 0.22m
7
Tue 19 May 02:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 4 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 2.8 km 0.34m
7
Tue 19 May 03:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 4 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 1.6 km 0.52m
7
Tue 19 May 04:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 5 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.75m
7
Tue 19 May 05:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 6 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.97m
6
Tue 19 May 06:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 7 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 0.3 km 1.15m
6
Tue 19 May 07:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 7s S 8 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.1 0.3 km 1.24m
6
Tue 19 May 08:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 7s S 8 km/h 0.8m / 13s SSW - - 0.9 0.9 km 1.25m
6
Tue 19 May 09:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 6s S 9 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 2.9 1.6 km 1.18m
6
Tue 19 May 10:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 6s S 11 km/h 0.9m / 12s SSW - - 5.0 2.3 km 1.03m
4
Tue 19 May 11:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 7s S 13 km/h 0.7m / 13s SW - - 6.5 10+ km 0.85m
4
Tue 19 May 12:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 7s S 14 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 7.4 10+ km 0.68m
4
Tue 19 May 13:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 15 km/h 0.4m / 16s WSW - - 7.4 10+ km 0.56m
4
Tue 19 May 14:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 8s S 14 km/h 0.4m / 16s WSW - - 6.7 10+ km 0.49m
4
Tue 19 May 15:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 8s S 13 km/h 0.4m / 16s WSW - - 5.2 10+ km 0.49m
4
Tue 19 May 16:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 11 km/h 0.4m / 15s WSW - - 3.3 10+ km 0.54m
4
Tue 19 May 17:00 1.6m 9s 1.4m / 8s SSW 9 km/h 0.4m / 14s WSW - - 1.5 10+ km 0.62m
6
Tue 19 May 18:00 1.6m 9s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.3m / 13s W - - 0.2 10+ km 0.69m
6
Tue 19 May 19:00 1.5m 9s 1.4m / 8s SSW 6 km/h 0.3m / 12s WNW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Tue 19 May 20:00 1.5m 10s 1.4m / 8s SSW 7 km/h 0.3m / 13s W - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
6
Tue 19 May 21:00 1.6m 10s 1.4m / 8s S 8 km/h 0.3m / 15s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.61m
6
Tue 19 May 22:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 8 km/h 0.3m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.50m
6
Tue 19 May 23:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 8 km/h 0.3m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.36m
6
Wed 20 May 00:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 8 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 6.6 km 0.26m
6
Wed 20 May 01:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 7 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.21m
6
Wed 20 May 02:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.24m
7
Wed 20 May 03:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 3 km/h 0.4m / 13s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.35m
7
Wed 20 May 04:00 1.6m 10s 1.5m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 0.4 km 0.52m
7
Wed 20 May 05:00 1.6m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.6m / 9s SW - - 0.0 7.0 km 0.73m
5
Wed 20 May 06:00 1.6m 10s 1.2m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.7m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.94m
5
Wed 20 May 07:00 1.6m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 6 km/h 0.9m / 5s SSW - - 0.1 10+ km 1.10m
5
Wed 20 May 08:00 1.6m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 5 km/h 0.9m / 4s S - - 0.6 10+ km 1.19m
6
Wed 20 May 09:00 1.6m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 8 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 1.3 7.9 km 1.19m
5
Wed 20 May 10:00 1.6m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 11 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 2.2 1.8 km 1.12m
3
Wed 20 May 11:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 13 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 3.8 9.2 km 0.99m
3
Wed 20 May 12:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 10s S 13 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 5.7 10+ km 0.82m
3
Wed 20 May 13:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 9s S 13 km/h 0.9m / 5s S - - 6.9 10+ km 0.66m
3
Wed 20 May 14:00 1.5m 10s 1.1m / 9s S 13 km/h 0.8m / 5s S - - 6.8 10+ km 0.55m
3
Wed 20 May 15:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 9s S 12 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 6.1 10+ km 0.48m
3
Wed 20 May 16:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 9s S 12 km/h 0.6m / 5s SSE - - 5.0 10+ km 0.47m
3
Wed 20 May 17:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 8s S 10 km/h 0.6m / 6s S - - 3.6 10+ km 0.51m
5
Wed 20 May 18:00 1.5m 10s 1.2m / 8s S 8 km/h 0.6m / 9s SSW - - 1.9 10+ km 0.58m
4
Wed 20 May 19:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 7 km/h 0.6m / 10s SW - - 0.6 10+ km 0.64m
5
Wed 20 May 20:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 6 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.1 10+ km 0.67m
5
Wed 20 May 21:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
6
Wed 20 May 22:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.60m
6
Wed 20 May 23:00 1.5m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
6
Thu 21 May 00:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.41m
6
Thu 21 May 01:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.33m
6
Thu 21 May 02:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Thu 21 May 03:00 1.4m 10s 1.3m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 0.0 8.2 km 0.33m
6
Thu 21 May 04:00 1.4m 10s 1.2m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 2.4 km 0.42m
5
Thu 21 May 05:00 1.4m 10s 1.2m / 8s S 6 km/h 0.5m / 10s SW - - 0.0 9.2 km 0.57m
4
Thu 21 May 06:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.6m / 7s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.76m
4
Thu 21 May 07:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 9s S 5 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 0.1 10+ km 0.95m
4
Thu 21 May 08:00 1.4m 10s 1.1m / 9s S 3 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 0.8 10+ km 1.09m
5
Thu 21 May 09:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 2 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 1.8 10+ km 1.18m
5
Thu 21 May 10:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 5 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 2.9 10+ km 1.19m
5
Thu 21 May 11:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 10 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 4.4 10+ km 1.13m
5
Thu 21 May 12:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 13 km/h 0.7m / 4s S - - 6.1 10+ km 1.00m
3
Thu 21 May 13:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 15 km/h 0.7m / 5s S - - 7.0 10+ km 0.85m
3
Thu 21 May 14:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 15 km/h 0.6m / 7s SSW - - 6.8 10+ km 0.69m
3
Thu 21 May 15:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 14 km/h 0.5m / 9s SW - - 5.8 10+ km 0.58m
3
Thu 21 May 16:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 12 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 4.7 10+ km 0.50m
4
Thu 21 May 17:00 1.4m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 11 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 3.3 10+ km -
4
Thu 21 May 18:00 1.3m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 1.7 10+ km 0.50m
4
Thu 21 May 19:00 1.3m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 10 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.5 10+ km 0.56m
6
Thu 21 May 20:00 1.3m 10s 1.0m / 9s S 9 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.62m
6
Thu 21 May 21:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 7 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
6
Thu 21 May 22:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.5m / 11s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.66m
6
Thu 21 May 23:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.63m
7
Fri 22 May 00:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Fri 22 May 01:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 3 km/h 0.6m / 12s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Fri 22 May 02:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 03:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 04:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
5
Fri 22 May 05:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 8.6 km -
5
Fri 22 May 06:00 1.3m 10s 0.9m / 9s S 7 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.0 4.8 km -
5
Fri 22 May 07:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.1 1.0 km -
5
Fri 22 May 08:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 5 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 0.8 3.0 km -
6
Fri 22 May 09:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 3 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 1.9 5.1 km -
6
Fri 22 May 10:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 4 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 3.0 7.1 km -
6
Fri 22 May 11:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 7 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 4.5 9.2 km -
5
Fri 22 May 12:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 10 km/h 0.4m / 14s SW - - 6.1 10+ km -
5
Fri 22 May 13:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 11 km/h 0.4m / 13s SW - - 7.0 10+ km -
3
Fri 22 May 14:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 11 km/h 0.4m / 12s SW - - 6.9 10+ km -
4
Fri 22 May 15:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 11 km/h 0.5m / 12s SW - - 6.1 10+ km -
4
Fri 22 May 16:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 10 km/h 0.6m / 11s SW - - 5.0 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 17:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 9 km/h 0.5m / 13s SW - - 3.6 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 18:00 1.3m 10s 0.8m / 9s S 9 km/h 0.4m / 15s SW - - 1.9 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 19:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 9s S 9 km/h 0.4m / 17s SW - - 0.6 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 20:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 9s S 9 km/h 0.4m / 17s SW - - 0.1 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 21:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 9s S 8 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 22:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 9s S 6 km/h 0.4m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Fri 22 May 23:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 00:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 01:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 8s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 02:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 8s S 3 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 03:00 1.3m 10s 0.7m / 8s S 4 km/h 0.5m / 16s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 04:00 1.3m 11s 0.7m / 8s S 5 km/h 0.5m / 15s SW - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sat 23 May 05:00 1.3m 11s 0.7m / 10s SSW 5 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 06:00 1.3m 11s 0.7m / 12s SSW 6 km/h 0.6m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 07:00 1.3m 11s 0.7m / 13s SW 5 km/h 0.7m / 8s S - - 0.1 9.9 km -
5
Sat 23 May 08:00 1.3m 11s 0.7m / 14s SW 4 km/h 0.7m / 8s S - - 0.7 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 09:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 4 km/h 0.6m / 8s S - - 1.6 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 10:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 7 km/h 0.6m / 8s S - - 2.7 10+ km -
5
Sat 23 May 11:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 10 km/h 0.6m / 8s S - - 4.3 10+ km -
3
Sat 23 May 12:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 13 km/h 0.6m / 8s S - - 6.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 23 May 13:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 15 km/h 0.6m / 8s S - - 7.0 10+ km -
3
Sat 23 May 14:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 14 km/h 0.5m / 9s S - - 6.9 10+ km -
3
Sat 23 May 15:00 1.3m 11s 0.8m / 14s SW 13 km/h 0.4m / 11s S - - 6.1 10+ km -
4
Sat 23 May 16:00 1.4m 11s 0.9m / 14s SW 11 km/h 0.3m / 12s S - - 5.0 10+ km -
4
Sat 23 May 17:00 1.4m 11s 0.9m / 14s SW 9 km/h 0.3m / 12s S - - 3.5 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 18:00 1.4m 11s 0.9m / 14s SW 8 km/h 0.3m / 12s SSW - - 1.8 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 19:00 1.4m 11s 0.9m / 14s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 12s SSW - - 0.5 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 20:00 1.4m 12s 0.9m / 14s SW 7 km/h 0.4m / 10s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Sat 23 May 21:00 1.4m 12s 1.0m / 14s SW 6 km/h 0.5m / 8s S - - 0.0 10+ km -
5
Sat 23 May 22:00 1.4m 12s 1.0m / 14s SW 5 km/h 0.6m / 7s S - - 0.0 10+ km -
5
Sat 23 May 23:00 1.4m 12s 1.0m / 14s SW 4 km/h 0.5m / 8s S - - 0.0 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 00:00 1.4m 12s 1.1m / 14s SW 4 km/h 0.4m / 10s S - - 0.0 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 01:00 1.5m 12s 1.1m / 14s SW 3 km/h 0.4m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -
8
Sun 24 May 02:00 1.5m 12s 1.1m / 14s SW 3 km/h 0.4m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 9.2 km -
8
Sun 24 May 03:00 1.5m 12s 1.1m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 7.6 km -
9
Sun 24 May 04:00 1.5m 12s 1.2m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 5.9 km -
9
Sun 24 May 05:00 1.5m 13s 1.2m / 14s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 4.2 km -
9
Sun 24 May 06:00 1.6m 13s 1.2m / 13s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 2.5 km -
9
Sun 24 May 07:00 1.6m 13s 1.2m / 13s SW 2 km/h 0.3m / 11s SSW - - 0.1 0.8 km -
9
Sun 24 May 08:00 1.6m 13s 1.3m / 13s SW 0 km/h 0.3m / 11s S - - 0.8 6.4 km -
9
Sun 24 May 09:00 1.6m 13s 1.3m / 13s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 11s S - - 1.8 10+ km -
9
Sun 24 May 10:00 1.6m 13s 1.3m / 13s SW 6 km/h 0.3m / 11s S - - 2.9 10+ km -
8
Sun 24 May 11:00 1.6m 13s 1.3m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.3m / 11s S - - 4.4 10+ km -
8
Sun 24 May 12:00 1.7m 13s 1.3m / 13s SW 11 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 6.0 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 13:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 12 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 6.9 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 14:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 12 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 6.8 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 15:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 11 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 6.0 10+ km -
6
Sun 24 May 16:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 10 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 4.9 10+ km -
8
Sun 24 May 17:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 8 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 3.5 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 18:00 1.8m 12s 1.4m / 13s SW 7 km/h 0.3m / 10s S - - 1.8 10+ km -
7
Sun 24 May 19:00 - 12s - - 7 km/h - - - 0.5 10+ km -
4
Sun 24 May 20:00 - 12s - - 7 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
4
Sun 24 May 21:00 - 12s - - 8 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
4
Sun 24 May 22:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 0.0 10+ km -
2
Sun 24 May 23:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 0.0 9.5 km -
2
Mon 25 May 00:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 0.0 5.2 km -
2
Mon 25 May 01:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 0.0 0.9 km -
2
Mon 25 May 02:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 0.0 0.8 km -
2
Mon 25 May 03:00 - - - - 8 km/h - - - 0.0 0.7 km -
2
Mon 25 May 04:00 - - - - 7 km/h - - - 0.0 0.5 km -
2
Mon 25 May 05:00 - - - - 7 km/h - - - 0.0 0.4 km -
2
Mon 25 May 06:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 0.0 0.3 km -
2
Mon 25 May 07:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 0.1 0.2 km -
2
Mon 25 May 08:00 - - - - 5 km/h - - - 0.7 5.9 km -
3
Mon 25 May 09:00 - - - - 6 km/h - - - 1.5 10+ km -
2
Mon 25 May 10:00 - - - - 9 km/h - - - 2.6 10+ km -
2
Mon 25 May 11:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 4.1 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 12:00 - - - - 15 km/h - - - 5.9 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 13:00 - - - - 17 km/h - - - 6.9 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 14:00 - - - - 17 km/h - - - 6.8 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 15:00 - - - - 16 km/h - - - 6.0 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 16:00 - - - - 15 km/h - - - 4.9 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 17:00 - - - - 14 km/h - - - 3.5 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 18:00 - - - - 13 km/h - - - 1.8 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 19:00 - - - - 12 km/h - - - 0.6 10+ km -
1
Mon 25 May 20:00 - - - - 11 km/h - - - 0.1 10+ km -
1

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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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Services

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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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