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Huanchaco

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5

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Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.6 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSE 6.6 kt

Tide 1 ft falling

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellS 2.4 ft @ 6sValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/LimaMarine grid -8.0417, -79.1250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea3.4 ft @ 9.2sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Lima

Model windSSE 6.6 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Lima4.4 kt offshore component

Tide1 ftfallingDHN Salaverry · 22.5 km from Huanchaco · predicted height relative to NMBSORetrieved Sep 22, 6:36 PM GMT-5 · provider issue time unavailable15% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Huanchaco
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSE 6.2 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 1.6 ft @ 13s
1 AM	SSE 5.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 1.6 ft @ 13s
2 AM	SSE 5.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 1.6 ft @ 13s
3 AM	SSE 4.9 ktoffshore	3 ftfalling	SW 1.7 ft @ 13s
4 AM	SSE 5 ktoffshore	2.5 ftfalling	SW 1.7 ft @ 13s
5 AM	SSE 5 ktoffshore	2 ftfalling	SW 1.7 ft @ 13s
6 AM	SSE 5.4 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	SW 1.7 ft @ 13s
7 AM	SSE 6.6 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	SW 1.7 ft @ 12s
8 AM	SE 5.3 ktoffshore	1 ftnear low	SSW 2.0 ft @ 10s
9 AM	SSE 5.1 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	SSW 2.3 ft @ 8s
10 AM	S 6.1 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	S 2.6 ft @ 6s
11 AM	S 7.2 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftrising	S 2.6 ft @ 6s
Noon	SSW 8.5 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
1 PM	S 8.9 ktcross-shore	2 ftrising	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
2 PM	S 7.1 ktcross-shore	2.5 ftnear high	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
3 PM	S 6.6 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
4 PM	S 6.4 ktcross-shore	2 ftfalling	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
5 PM	S 6.9 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	S 2.6 ft @ 5s
6 PM	SSE 6.8 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	S 2.4 ft @ 6s
7 PM	SSE 6.6 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	S 2.4 ft @ 6s
8 PM	SSE 5.4 ktoffshore	0.5 ftrising	SSW 2.1 ft @ 7s
9 PM	SE 5 ktoffshore	1 ftrising	SSW 1.9 ft @ 9s
10 PM	SE 4.3 ktoffshore	1.5 ftrising	SSW 1.6 ft @ 10s
11 PM	ESE 2.7 ktoffshore	2 ftrising	SSW 1.8 ft @ 10s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.2 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 1.6 ft @ 13s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 1.6 ft @ 13s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 1.6 ft @ 13s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 4.9 ktoffshoreTide3 ftfallingOffshore swellSW 1.7 ft @ 13s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5 ktoffshoreTide2.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSW 1.7 ft @ 13s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5 ktoffshoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellSW 1.7 ft @ 13s

6 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.4 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSW 1.7 ft @ 13s

7 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.6 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSW 1.7 ft @ 12s

8 AMUnavailable

WindSE 5.3 ktoffshoreTide1 ftnear lowOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 10s

9 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.1 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.3 ft @ 8s

10 AMUnavailable

WindS 6.1 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 6s

11 AMUnavailable

WindS 7.2 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 6s

NoonUnavailable

WindSSW 8.5 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

1 PMUnavailable

WindS 8.9 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

2 PMUnavailable

WindS 7.1 ktcross-shoreTide2.5 ftnear highOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

3 PMUnavailable

WindS 6.6 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

4 PMUnavailable

WindS 6.4 ktcross-shoreTide2 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

5 PMUnavailable

WindS 6.9 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.6 ft @ 5s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.8 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.4 ft @ 6s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellS 2.4 ft @ 6s

8 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.4 ktoffshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 2.1 ft @ 7s

9 PMUnavailable

WindSE 5 ktoffshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 1.9 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSE 4.3 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 1.6 ft @ 10s

11 PMUnavailable

WindESE 2.7 ktoffshoreTide2 ftrisingOffshore swellSSW 1.8 ft @ 10s

Tide

DHN Salaverry · 22.5 km from Huanchaco · NMBSO

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Point break. Punta Huanchaco named-break page reports south-southwest swell and east-southeast offshore wind; orientation reviewed at 292.5 degrees.

Mapped spot coordinate: -8.0828, -79.1247.

Mainland South America · La Libertad mainland northwest-facing Pacific point coast · Ocean-facing bearing 292.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Huanchaco (-8.0828, -79.1247). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/7 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_AMERICAS · spot-level model point

National or regional meteorological marine bulletin
DHN daily oceanographic bulletin access redirected to a human-check page, so no current regional wave forecast is connected.UnavailableNo source time
The Buoy API
No current same-exposure wave observation with verified station identity, coordinates, units, timestamp, and individual assignment is connected.UnavailableNo source time
Peru DHN tide predictions
DHN Salaverry · 22.5 km from Huanchaco; predicted high/low events above NMBSO, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 6:36 PM GMT-5
WorldTides API
WorldTides requires a credential; official DHN port predictions are used instead.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:30 PM GMT-5
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Copernicus Marine requires an account/toolbox workflow and no independently connected response is available.UnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.