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Punta Mero

Tumbes, Contralmirante Villar - Canoas de Punta Sal · Intermediate Fair
1.1m
4/10
12s 15 km/h
Punta Mero - surf spot in Tumbes

About Punta Mero

Punta Mero is located in the district of Canoas de Punta Sal, province of Contralmirante Villar, in Tumbes, along the Panamericana Norte. It is a reef break that offers left and right waves, consistent and of good quality, that break over a reef bottom next to a beach of fine sand and warm waters. That combination makes it attractive for intermediate surfers looking for well-shaped waves in a calm, tropical setting. The mild water all year round allows comfortable surfing without a wetsuit in any season. The area has basic services, bungalows and boat trips, and sits very close to established destinations such as Punta Sal, which makes it easy to combine surf with rest and tourism. For the traveler exploring Peru's far north, Punta Mero is a pleasant, accessible stop, with quality waves, warm sea and the relaxed atmosphere of the Tumbes coast.

Characteristics

Level
Requires basic paddling and pop-up skills. Moderate power.
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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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-3.8986°, -80.8675° Tumbes

Punta Mero — Tumbes

Current Conditions

Updated 19/10/2026 00:02

Fair
4/10

Waves

1.1m

10.9s period

Primary Swell

0.8m

11.6s SW

Wind

15 km/h

Gusts 25 km/h SSW

Secondary Swell

0.3m

12.3s NW

Temp.

27.7°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:02
↓ 18:14
🌙
↑ 13:10
↓ 00:58
🌗 First Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:18 - 0.77m

Best Time to Surf Today

06:00 - 09:00

🌊 1.0m 💨 8 km/h
Good 6/10 avg.

Today's Tides

Low Tide

03:18

0.77m

High Tide

09:00

1.15m

Low Tide

15:30

0.61m

High Tide

22:30

1.31m

Weekly Summary

Today

0.9m-1.1m

12s

SW SW SW
14 km/h
🌗

Tomorrow

1.0m-1.3m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌗

Wed

1.0m-1.2m

12s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌖

Thu

1.1m-1.4m

12s

SW SW SW
9 km/h
🌖

Fri

1.0m-1.3m

10s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌖

Sat

0.8m-1.0m

9s

SW SW SW
11 km/h
🌖

Sun

0.6m-0.8m

8s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Mon

0.6m-0.6m

13s

W WNW WNW
10 km/h
🌕

Tue

0.6m-0.7m

14s

SW SW SW
10 km/h
🌕

Wed

0.0m-0.0m

9 km/h
🌔

Thu

0.0m-0.0m

7 km/h
🌔

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 03:18 (0.77m) 09:00 (1.15m) 15:30 (0.61m) 22:30 (1.31m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.0m

231° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Fair

0.9m - 0.9m

229° SW
Period: 12s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 13s
⚡ 57 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.0m - 1.0m

229° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
At night Good

1.0m - 1.1m

230° SW
Period: 12s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 71 kJ
Tides: 04:54 (0.76m) 10:40 (1.16m) 16:56 (0.62m) 23:43 (1.39m)
Morning Good

1.0m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 12s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 18s
⚡ 71 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.2m

230° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 18s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

231° SW
Period: 11s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 17s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

228° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 06:03 (0.66m) 12:00 (1.29m) 18:00 (0.61m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

232° SW
Period: 12s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.0m - 1.1m

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

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 12s
13 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
At night Good

1.1m - 1.2m

231° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 12s
⚡ 72 kJ
Tides: 00:25 (1.56m) 06:52 (0.56m) 12:52 (1.43m) 18:51 (0.54m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

229° SW
Period: 12s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.2m

229° SW
Period: 12s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 86 kJ
Afternoon Fair

1.3m - 1.4m

228° SW
Period: 12s
4 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 119 kJ
At night Fair

1.2m - 1.3m

229° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 01:04 (1.65m) 07:26 (0.39m) 13:30 (1.56m) 19:34 (0.44m)
Morning Good

1.1m - 1.1m

227° SW
Period: 11s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 5s
⚡ 72 kJ
Midday Fair

1.1m - 1.1m

225° SW
Period: 11s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 72 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.3m - 1.3m

224° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 6s
⚡ 83 kJ
At night Fair

1.1m - 1.3m

228° SW
Period: 9s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 9s
⚡ 48 kJ
Tides: 01:37 (1.72m) 08:00 (0.22m) 14:12 (1.66m) 20:10 (0.35m)
Morning Fair

0.8m - 0.9m

220° SW
Period: 9s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

218° SW
Period: 9s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 32 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 10s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 49 kJ
At night Fair

0.9m - 1.0m

218° SW
Period: 8s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 25 kJ
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

223° SW
Period: 7s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 12 kJ
Midday Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

222° SW
Period: 7s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 9 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

219° SW
Period: 8s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 11 kJ
At night Fair

0.7m - 0.8m

217° SW
Period: 9s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 19 kJ
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

287° WNW
Period: 13s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 15s
⚡ 30 kJ
Midday Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

225° SW
Period: 14s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Good

0.6m - 0.6m

222° SW
Period: 15s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 40 kJ
At night Good

0.6m - 0.6m

286° WNW
Period: 13s
5 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 30 kJ
Morning Good

0.6m - 0.6m

226° SW
Period: 14s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Good

0.7m - 0.7m

226° SW
Period: 14s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 47 kJ
Afternoon Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

226° SW
Period: 14s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 47 kJ
At night Good

0.6m - 0.6m

222° SW
Period: 15s
8 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 12s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
10 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 km/h
Afternoon Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 km/h
At night Poor

0.0m - 0.0m

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

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
7 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 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 17 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 6.8 km 0.91m
4
Mon 19 Oct 02:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.81m
4
Mon 19 Oct 03:00 1.1m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 13 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.77m
4
Mon 19 Oct 04:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 10 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 9.5 km 0.78m
6
Mon 19 Oct 05:00 1.0m 11s 0.8m / 12s SW 11 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - - 0.0 9.5 km 0.84m
4
Mon 19 Oct 06:00 1.0m 12s 0.8m / 12s SW 3 km/h 0.3m / 12s NW - 0.08 m/s 0.0 10+ km 0.93m
7

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Surf information for Punta Mero

Punta Mero is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right.

Today's conditions at Punta Mero

Right now, Punta Mero has waves of about 1.1m with a swell period of 12 seconds and SSW (15 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Punta Mero you can practice surf. The area offers restaurants and nearby lodging. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Punta Mero is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Punta Mero

Is the wave at Punta Mero a left or a right?
Punta Mero offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at Punta Mero?
Punta Mero is a spot recommended for intermediate surfers.
Where is Punta Mero located?
Punta Mero is located in Canoas de Punta Sal, Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Peru.
How do you get to Punta Mero?
You can reach Punta Mero by car.
What is the water temperature at Punta Mero?
The water is around 28 °C, so boardshorts or a rash guard is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf

Services

restaurantes hospedaje

Access

auto

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)
View full methodology
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