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Yacila

Piura, Paita - Paita · Beginner Poor
1.8m
2/10
12s 30 km/h
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Yacila - surf spot in Piura
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About Yacila

Yacila is a traditional fishing cove in Piura, with a sandy beach and gentle waves that make it perfect for those just starting out in surfing. Its friendly swell and its authentic, quiet atmosphere make it an ideal place to learn and enjoy the sea without demands, away from the crowds of the more touristy destinations. The water is warm all year round, as along the whole Piura coast, and its best season runs from November to March, with north swells and summer. One of the great pleasures of visiting Yacila is its seafood cuisine: the cove offers fresh fish and shellfish straight from the sea, in a setting of colorful boats and fishing life. For the surfer exploring Piura, Yacila is a charming stop that combines easy waves, good food and the genuine character of a northern Peruvian fishing village.

Characteristics

Level
Gentle waves, ideal for learning. Low risk.
· 📅 November - March ·
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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-5.1300°, -81.1775° Piura
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Yacila — Piura

Current Conditions

Updated 15/08/2026 18:01

Poor
2/10

Waves

1.8m

9.8s period

Primary Swell

1.3m

11.7s SW

Wind

30 km/h

Gusts 49 km/h S

Secondary Swell

0.5m

7.1s S

Temp.

21.6°C

🦺 Shorty 2mm

UV

0.1

Low

Visibility

10+ km

Good

Sun & Moon

☀️
↑ 06:30
↓ 18:27
🌙
↑ 08:43
↓ 21:08
🌘 Waxing Crescent

Tide

Falling

Low Tide 23:33 - -0.08m

Today's Tides

High Tide

05:14

1.61m

Low Tide

11:24

-0.02m

High Tide

17:27

1.43m

Low Tide

23:33

-0.08m

Weekly Summary

Today

1.7m-1.8m

12s

SW SW SW
27 km/h
🌘

Tomorrow

1.6m-1.8m

11s

SW SW SW
25 km/h
🌘

Mon

1.5m-1.7m

11s

SW SW SW
24 km/h
🌘

Tue

1.6m-2.0m

9s

SW SW SW
29 km/h
🌘

Wed

1.9m-2.0m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
26 km/h
🌗

Thu

1.6m-1.9m

8s

SSW SSW SSW
23 km/h
🌗

Fri

1.3m-1.5m

7s

S S S
21 km/h
🌗

Sat

1.1m-1.3m

7s

S S S
18 km/h
🌗

Sun

0.9m-1.1m

9s

S S S
19 km/h
🌖

Mon

0.9m-1.0m

11s

S S S
20 km/h
🌖

Tue

0.0m-0.0m

20 km/h
🌖

Day Block Forecast

Tides: 05:14 (1.61m) 11:24 (-0.02m) 17:27 (1.43m) 23:33 (-0.08m)
Morning Already passed
Midday Already passed
Afternoon Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 12s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 229 kJ
At night Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

225° SW
Period: 12s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.7m 6s
⚡ 229 kJ
Tides: 05:52 (1.52m) 12:02 (0.02m) 18:07 (1.36m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

225° SW
Period: 12s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 5s
⚡ 181 kJ
Midday Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

223° SW
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.7m - 1.8m

222° SW
Period: 11s
35 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 7s
⚡ 172 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.8m

226° SW
Period: 11s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 8s
⚡ 172 kJ
Tides: 00:12 (0.03m) 06:26 (1.39m) 12:39 (0.06m) 18:51 (1.24m)
Morning Fair

1.6m - 1.6m

218° SW
Period: 12s
23 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 181 kJ
Midday Poor

1.5m - 1.5m

223° SW
Period: 12s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 6s
⚡ 159 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.6m - 1.7m

215° SW
Period: 11s
29 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 6s
⚡ 152 kJ
At night Fair

1.6m - 1.7m

216° SW
Period: 10s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 8s
⚡ 126 kJ
Tides: 00:48 (0.17m) 07:02 (1.26m) 13:20 (0.15m) 19:35 (1.13m)
Morning Poor

1.7m - 1.7m

213° SSW
Period: 10s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 1.0m 7s
⚡ 142 kJ
Midday Poor

1.8m - 1.8m

209° SSW
Period: 9s
31 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 7s
⚡ 129 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

208° SSW
Period: 9s
36 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.8m 11s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Poor

1.8m - 2.0m

215° SW
Period: 8s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.9m 11s
⚡ 102 kJ
Tides: 01:30 (0.30m) 07:41 (1.13m) 14:03 (0.25m) 20:30 (1.03m)
Morning Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

203° SSW
Period: 8s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 113 kJ
Midday Poor

1.9m - 1.9m

202° SSW
Period: 9s
27 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 7s
⚡ 144 kJ
Afternoon Poor

2.0m - 2.0m

203° SSW
Period: 9s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.1m 5s
⚡ 159 kJ
At night Fair

1.9m - 2.0m

204° SSW
Period: 8s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.2m 9s
⚡ 113 kJ
Tides: 02:21 (0.44m) 08:30 (1.02m) 15:00 (0.30m) 21:40 (0.93m)
Morning Fair

1.7m - 1.7m

195° SSW
Period: 8s
21 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 91 kJ
Midday Poor

1.6m - 1.6m

193° SSW
Period: 8s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 80 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.7m - 1.7m

190° S
Period: 8s
32 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 14s
⚡ 91 kJ
At night Fair

1.7m - 1.9m

198° SSW
Period: 8s
20 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 14s
⚡ 91 kJ
Tides: 03:30 (0.52m) 09:30 (0.94m) 16:13 (0.36m)
Morning Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

188° S
Period: 7s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 47 kJ
Midday Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

186° S
Period: 7s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 47 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.4m - 1.4m

186° S
Period: 7s
28 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 12s
⚡ 47 kJ
At night Fair

1.4m - 1.5m

185° S
Period: 7s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 13s
⚡ 47 kJ
Morning Poor

1.2m - 1.2m

183° S
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Midday Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

182° S
Period: 7s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 29 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.1m - 1.1m

182° S
Period: 7s
25 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.5m 11s
⚡ 29 kJ
At night Poor

1.2m - 1.3m

184° S
Period: 7s
15 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.6m 11s
⚡ 35 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

187° S
Period: 8s
16 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 25 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

185° S
Period: 8s
24 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 13s
⚡ 25 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

184° S
Period: 8s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 15s
⚡ 31 kJ
At night Poor

1.0m - 1.1m

183° S
Period: 9s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 40 kJ
Morning Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

183° S
Period: 11s
17 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
Midday Poor

0.9m - 0.9m

185° S
Period: 11s
22 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 48 kJ
Afternoon Poor

1.0m - 1.0m

184° S
Period: 11s
26 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 11s
⚡ 59 kJ
At night Poor

0.9m - 1.0m

182° S
Period: 11s
19 km/h
Secondary Swell: 0.4m 12s
⚡ 48 kJ
Morning Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 km/h
Midday Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
26 km/h
Afternoon Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
26 km/h
At night Flat

0.0m - 0.0m

Period: 0s
17 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 15 Aug 18:00 1.8m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 31 km/h 0.5m / 7s S - 0.31 m/s 0.9 10+ km 1.40m
2
Sat 15 Aug 19:00 1.8m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 30 km/h 0.5m / 7s S - - 0.1 10+ km 1.21m
2
Sat 15 Aug 20:00 1.8m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 29 km/h 0.6m / 7s S - - 0.0 10+ km 0.87m
2
Sat 15 Aug 21:00 1.8m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 27 km/h 0.7m / 6s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.48m
3
Sat 15 Aug 22:00 1.7m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 24 km/h 0.9m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km 0.15m
3
Sat 15 Aug 23:00 1.7m 10s 1.3m / 12s SW 20 km/h 0.9m / 5s SSW - - 0.0 10+ km -0.05m
3

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Surf information for Yacila

Yacila is a Beginner level surf spot located in Paita, Piura, Perú. The bottom surface is arena. The waves break both left and right. The best season to surf is November - March.

Today's conditions at Yacila

Right now, Yacila has waves of about 1.8m with a swell period of 12 seconds and S (30 km/h) wind. These conditions are updated every 3 hours with the latest forecast.

At Yacila you can practice surf, bodyboard and ocean swimming. The area offers restaurants. You can get there by car.

Water temperature and wetsuit

The water at Yacila is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Frequently asked questions about surfing at Yacila

Is the wave at Yacila a left or a right?
Yacila offers both left and right waves.
What level do you need to surf at Yacila?
Yacila is a spot recommended for beginner surfers.
What is the best season to surf at Yacila?
The best season to surf at Yacila is November - March.
Where is Yacila located?
Yacila is located in Paita, Piura, Peru.
How do you get to Yacila?
You can reach Yacila by car.
What is the water temperature at Yacila?
The water is around 21 °C, so a 2/2 mm spring suit is recommended.

Sports, services & how to get there

Sports

surf bodyboard natacion

Services

restaurantes

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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