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Puerto Viejo

Lima, Cañete - San Antonio · Intermediate Fair
1.7m
5/10
10s 15 km/h
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Puerto Viejo - surf spot in Lima
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About Puerto Viejo

Puerto Viejo, in the province of Cañete south of Lima, is a high-quality left much loved by Lima surfers looking for waves on weekends. The wave offers tubular sections and a good open shoulder for linking maneuvers, which makes it fun and complete. It breaks best with south swell, the condition that lights it up and turns it into one of the most classic lefts on the central coast. The best conditions run from April to October, when swells are more consistent and the wind tends to cooperate in the mornings. It is a wave suited to intermediate surfers and above: it is not as dangerous as the southern rock reefs, but it rewards those who can read the sections and use the wall. The area is quiet, with a weekend getaway beach vibe, ideal for spending the day away from the noise of the city.

Characteristics

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

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-12.5901°, -76.7087° Lima
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Puerto Viejo — Lima

Current Conditions

Updated 10/10/2026 18:00

Fair
5/10

Waves

1.7m

11.8s period

Primary Swell

1.4m

10.5s SSW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 28 km/h SSE

Secondary Swell

0.6m

18.0s SW

Temp.

24.0°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Coastal fog possible

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 05:44
↓ 18:03
🌙
↑ 05:30
↓ 18:11
🌑 New Moon

Spring tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 23:43 - 0.55m

Today's Tides

High Tide

04:52

1.15m

Low Tide

11:06

0.42m

High Tide

17:37

1.21m

Low Tide

23:43

0.55m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.7m-1.7m

10s

SSW SSW SSW
14 km/h
🌑

Tomorrow

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SSW SSW SSW
17 km/h
🌑

Mon

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌑

Tue

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.5m-1.8m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌘

Thu

1.7m-1.9m

11s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌘

Fri

1.9m-2.2m

11s

S S SSW
11 km/h
🌘

Sat

2.1m-2.2m

13s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌗

Sun

1.7m-2.1m

11s

SSW S S
15 km/h
🌗

Mon

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌗

Tue

0.0m-0.0m

14 km/h
🌗

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 04:52 (1.15m) 11:06 (0.42m) 17:37 (1.21m) 23:43 (0.55m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 18s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 18s
⚡ 142 kJ
Tides: 05:37 (1.12m) 11:37 (0.44m) 18:15 (1.21m)
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.7m

210° SSW
Period: 10s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 15s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Good

1.7m - 1.7m

219° SW
Period: 15s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 10s
⚡ 319 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 15s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 358 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

224° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 12s
⚡ 204 kJ
Tides: 00:30 (0.55m) 06:00 (0.99m) 12:08 (0.41m) 18:52 (1.15m)
Morning Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

218° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 4s
⚡ 229 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

218° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 3s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

218° SW
Period: 12s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 2s
⚡ 204 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 13s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 269 kJ
Tides: 01:18 (0.55m) 06:39 (0.87m) 12:30 (0.40m) 19:30 (1.10m)
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.8m

219° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 4s
⚡ 204 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

218° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 172 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

219° SW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.8m

218° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 02:06 (0.58m) 07:00 (0.79m) 12:54 (0.44m) 20:15 (1.06m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

218° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 19s
⚡ 152 kJ
Midday Good

1.5m - 1.6m

216° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 19s
⚡ 134 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

216° SW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 18s
⚡ 126 kJ
At night Good

1.7m - 1.8m

219° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 10s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 03:10 (0.63m) 07:30 (0.73m) 13:30 (0.46m) 21:00 (0.99m)
Morning Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

212° SSW
Period: 10s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 16s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

216° SW
Period: 14s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 17s
⚡ 278 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

212° SSW
Period: 11s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 14s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Epic

1.8m - 1.9m

215° SW
Period: 10s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 15s
⚡ 159 kJ
Tides: 04:30 (0.63m) 07:50 (0.68m) 13:50 (0.49m) 22:10 (0.97m)
Morning Epic

2.0m - 2.0m

221° SW
Period: 9s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 14s
⚡ 159 kJ
Midday Fair

2.0m - 2.0m

222° SW
Period: 13s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 7s
⚡ 332 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

222° SW
Period: 14s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 6s
⚡ 424 kJ
At night Epic

2.0m - 2.2m

222° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.2m 11s
⚡ 196 kJ
Morning Fair

2.2m - 2.2m

222° SW
Period: 13s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 6s
⚡ 402 kJ
Midday Fair

2.1m - 2.2m

222° SW
Period: 13s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 6s
⚡ 366 kJ
Afternoon Fair

2.1m - 2.1m

226° SW
Period: 13s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 366 kJ
At night Good

2.2m - 2.2m

222° SW
Period: 13s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.4m 6s
⚡ 402 kJ
Morning Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

223° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.3m 6s
⚡ 255 kJ
Midday Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 12s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 15s
⚡ 229 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.8m - 1.8m

223° SW
Period: 12s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 15s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Good

1.9m - 2.1m

185° S
Period: 11s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.1m 10s
⚡ 214 kJ
Morning Good

1.7m - 1.7m

223° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 204 kJ
Midday Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

223° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 204 kJ
Afternoon Good

1.8m - 1.8m

222° SW
Period: 12s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 17s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Epic

1.7m - 1.7m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
9 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
19 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
14 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
Sat 10 Oct 18:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 11s SSW 17 km/h 0.5m / 18s SW - 0.28 m/s 0.4 10+ km 1.20m
5
Sat 10 Oct 19:00 1.7m 12s 1.4m / 10s SSW 15 km/h 0.6m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.12m
5
Sat 10 Oct 20:00 1.7m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 14 km/h 0.6m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.98m
5
Sat 10 Oct 21:00 1.7m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.80m
5
Sat 10 Oct 22:00 1.7m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 18s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.65m
5
Sat 10 Oct 23:00 1.7m 12s 1.3m / 10s SSW 13 km/h 0.6m / 17s SW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.57m
6

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Surf information for Puerto Viejo

Puerto Viejo is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Cañete, Lima, Perú. The bottom surface is piedra y arena. The best season to surf is April - October.

Today's conditions at Puerto Viejo

Right now, Puerto Viejo has waves of about 1.7m with a swell period of 10 seconds and SSE (15 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Puerto Viejo you can practice surf, bodyboard and longboard. The area offers parking, restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Puerto Viejo is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Puerto Viejo

Is the wave at Puerto Viejo a left or a right?
The wave at Puerto Viejo breaks mainly to the left.
What level do you need to surf at Puerto Viejo?
Puerto Viejo is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Puerto Viejo?
The best season to surf at Puerto Viejo is April - October.
Where is Puerto Viejo located?
Puerto Viejo is located in San Antonio, Cañete, Lima, Peru.
How do you get to Puerto Viejo?
You can reach Puerto Viejo by car.
What is the water temperature at Puerto Viejo?
The water is around 23 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard longboard

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes 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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