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Punta Sal

Tumbes, Contralmirante Villar - Canoas de Punta Sal · Intermediate Poor
0.8m
1/10
10s 11 km/h
Punta Sal - surf spot in Tumbes

About Punta Sal

Tropical beach in Peru's far north with warm water year round. Powerful left that breaks over coral and rock. One of the country's most exclusive beach destinations.

Characteristics

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

Sports, Services & Access

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-3.9803°, -80.9826° Tumbes

Punta Sal — Tumbes

Current Conditions

Updated 08/07/2026 21:00

Poor
1/10

Waves

0.8m

9.3s period

Primary Swell

0.5m

9.7s WSW

Wind

11 km/h

Gusts 17 km/h SW

Secondary Swell

0.5m

5.7s WSW

Temp.

24.3°C

🩳 Boardshorts

UV

0.0

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
06:32
18:25
🌙
00:36
12:51
🌓 Last Quarter

Neap tides

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 03:35 - 0.36m

Today's Tides

Low Tide

02:30

0.31m

High Tide

09:00

1.43m

Low Tide

15:35

0.25m

High Tide

21:45

1.19m

Weekly Summary

Today

0.8m-0.8m

7s

WSW
10 km/h
🌓

Tomorrow

0.7m-0.9m

12s

WSW SW SW
16 km/h
🌓

Fri

0.7m-0.9m

12s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌒

Sat

0.7m-0.9m

11s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌒

Sun

0.6m-0.7m

11s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌒

Mon

0.5m-0.6m

10s

SW SW SW
13 km/h
🌑

Tue

0.5m-0.9m

12s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌑

Wed

0.6m-1.0m

11s

SW SW SW
17 km/h
🌑

Thu

0.6m-0.8m

10s

SW SW SW
15 km/h
🌑

Fri

0.6m-0.8m

10s

SW SW SW
16 km/h
🌘

Sat

0.0m-0.0m

18 km/h
🌘

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 02:30 (0.31m) 09:00 (1.43m) 15:35 (0.25m) 21:45 (1.19m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Already passed
At night Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

242° WSW
Period: 7s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 9s
⚡ 15 kJ
Tides: 03:35 (0.36m) 09:58 (1.39m) 16:40 (0.18m) 22:57 (1.19m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

233° SW
Period: 12s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

232° SW
Period: 11s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

235° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 10s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

234° SW
Period: 12s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 4s
⚡ 35 kJ
Tides: 04:52 (0.37m) 11:02 (1.34m) 17:47 (0.05m)
Morning Good

0.7m - 0.7m

233° SW
Period: 12s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

232° SW
Period: 12s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 45 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

232° SW
Period: 12s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 6s
⚡ 57 kJ
At night Fair

0.7m - 0.9m

233° SW
Period: 12s
12 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 8s
⚡ 35 kJ
Tides: 00:12 (1.20m) 06:04 (0.29m) 12:10 (1.34m) 18:49 (-0.06m)
Morning Fair

0.7m - 0.7m

233° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 29 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

233° SW
Period: 11s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 11s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

226° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Fair

0.8m - 0.8m

226° SW
Period: 11s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 38 kJ
Tides: 01:17 (1.34m) 07:15 (0.23m) 13:13 (1.40m) 19:49 (-0.17m)
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

227° SW
Period: 11s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

234° SW
Period: 11s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 9s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.7m - 0.7m

234° SW
Period: 11s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 5s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

234° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 7s
⚡ 21 kJ
Tides: 02:17 (1.48m) 08:17 (0.14m) 14:13 (1.46m) 20:39 (-0.26m)
Morning Fair

0.5m - 0.5m

233° SW
Period: 10s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 18s
⚡ 12 kJ
Midday Poor

0.5m - 0.5m

230° SW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 17s
⚡ 12 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.6m - 0.6m

229° SW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 18 kJ
At night Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

233° SW
Period: 10s
10 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 16s
⚡ 18 kJ
Tides: 03:12 (1.60m) 09:14 (0.09m) 15:10 (1.55m) 21:33 (-0.30m)
Morning Fair

0.5m - 0.6m

232° SW
Period: 14s
6 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 24 kJ
Midday Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

224° SW
Period: 12s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

220° SW
Period: 12s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 45 kJ
At night Poor

0.6m - 0.8m

228° SW
Period: 11s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 14s
⚡ 21 kJ
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.7m

223° SW
Period: 11s
9 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 11s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.9m

218° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.3m 9s
⚡ 38 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

219° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 48 kJ
At night Poor

0.7m - 0.9m

220° SW
Period: 11s
18 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Fair

0.6m - 0.6m

222° SW
Period: 10s
7 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 18 kJ
Midday Poor

0.6m - 0.6m

221° SW
Period: 10s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 13s
⚡ 18 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.6m - 0.6m

222° SW
Period: 10s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 12s
⚡ 18 kJ
At night Poor

0.7m - 0.8m

220° SW
Period: 11s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 10s
⚡ 29 kJ
Morning Poor

0.6m - 0.7m

215° SW
Period: 11s
11 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 21 kJ
Midday Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

218° SW
Period: 10s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 16s
⚡ 31 kJ
Afternoon Poor

0.8m - 0.8m

218° SW
Period: 10s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 17s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Poor

0.6m - 0.6m

221° SW
Period: 10s
14 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 18 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
24 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
16 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 0.8m 9s 0.6m / 7s WSW 10 km/h 0.5m / 9s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 1.10m
3
Thu 09 Jul 00:00 0.8m 9s 0.5m / 10s WSW 11 km/h 0.5m / 6s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.93m
1
Thu 09 Jul 01:00 0.7m 10s 0.5m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.4m / 3s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.71m
1
Thu 09 Jul 02:00 0.7m 10s 0.5m / 12s SW 17 km/h 0.4m / 3s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.51m
1
Thu 09 Jul 03:00 0.7m 10s 0.5m / 12s SW 16 km/h 0.4m / 3s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.38m
2
Thu 09 Jul 04:00 0.7m 10s 0.5m / 12s SW 15 km/h 0.4m / 3s WSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.37m
2

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Surf information for Punta Sal

Punta Sal is a Intermediate level surf spot located in Contralmirante Villar, Tumbes, Perú. The bottom surface is coral y roca. The best season to surf is November - March.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf buceo natacion

Services

estacionamiento restaurantes hospedaje

Access

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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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