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Pimentel

Lambayeque, Chiclayo - Pimentel · Intermediate Fair
1.2m
4/10
10s 17 km/h
Pimentel - surf spot in Lambayeque

About Pimentel

Historic port in Lambayeque with Peru's longest pier. Offers left and right waves with sandy bottoms. Birthplace of caballitos de totora in northern Peru.

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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-6.8481°, -79.9428° Lambayeque

Pimentel — Lambayeque

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:00

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.2m

10.1s period

Primary Swell

0.7m

9.8s SSW

Wind

17 km/h

Gusts 30 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.6m

12.7s SSW

Temp.

23.1°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:32
18:17
🌙
00:34
12:44
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 04:10 - 0.55m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

02:52

0.46m

High Tide

09:23

1.17m

Low Tide

16:08

0.35m

High Tide

22:23

1.01m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.2m-1.2m

10s

SSW
16 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

1.2m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌓

Fri

1.2m-1.3m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
15 km/h
🌒

Sat

1.2m-1.3m

11s

SSW SW SSW
15 km/h
🌒

Sun

1.1m-1.2m

11s

SSW S SSW
14 km/h
🌒

Mon

1.0m-1.1m

9s

SSW SSW SSW
12 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.0m-1.1m

11s

SSW SSW SSW
14 km/h
🌑

Wed

1.1m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌑

Thu

1.0m-1.1m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌑

Fri

1.1m-1.2m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
16 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

17 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:52 (0.46m) 09:23 (1.17m) 16:08 (0.35m) 22:23 (1.01m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:10 (0.55m) 10:22 (1.16m) 17:17 (0.31m) 23:47 (1.07m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

197° SSW
Period: 9s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 57 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

210° SSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 102 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

210° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 05:39 (0.58m) 11:30 (1.12m) 18:18 (0.19m)
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 102 kJ
Midday Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 119 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

211° SSW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 119 kJ
At night Fair

1.3m - 1.3m

210° SSW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 8s
⚡ 140 kJ
Tides: 01:00 (1.12m) 06:57 (0.49m) 12:36 (1.09m) 19:16 (0.07m)
Morning Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 5s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 6s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

209° SSW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

209° SSW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 86 kJ
Tides: 02:05 (1.23m) 08:08 (0.41m) 13:40 (1.11m) 20:16 (-0.04m)
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

201° SSW
Period: 11s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

200° SSW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 5s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

199° SSW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 4s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

198° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 03:00 (1.31m) 09:02 (0.32m) 14:35 (1.12m) 21:04 (-0.12m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

195° SSW
Period: 9s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 18s
⚡ 40 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

194° SSW
Period: 9s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

197° SSW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

195° SSW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 16s
⚡ 59 kJ
Tides: 03:53 (1.40m) 10:00 (0.27m) 15:34 (1.15m) 21:56 (-0.17m)
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

207° SSW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

200° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 59 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

198° SSW
Period: 10s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 13s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.1m

204° SSW
Period: 10s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

211° SSW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

214° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

214° SW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 6s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

214° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

206° SSW
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

205° SSW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 9s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

205° SSW
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 72 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

204° SSW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 10s
⚡ 72 kJ
Morning Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

206° SSW
Period: 10s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 59 kJ
Midday Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 10s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.2m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

207° SSW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 59 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
20 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
20 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 km/h

Hourly Forecast

Showing 6 of 240 hours
Hour Waves Period Swell Dir. Wind Secondary Swell Tertiary Swell Current UV Vis. Tide Rating
Wed 08 Jul 23:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 16 km/h 0.6m / 12s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.99m
4
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 17 km/h 0.6m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.92m
4
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 17 km/h 0.5m / 13s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.81m
4
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 1.2m 10s 0.7m / 10s SSW 16 km/h 0.6m / 11s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.69m
4
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 1.2m 10s 0.8m / 11s SSW 15 km/h 0.7m / 8s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.59m
2
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 1.2m 10s 0.8m / 11s SSW 17 km/h 0.8m / 6s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.55m
2

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Surf information for Pimentel

Pimentel is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is April - October.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard kayak

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes alquiler_tablas

Access

auto transporte_publico

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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