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La Sorda

Arequipa · Peru

IntermediateBeach break-16.702, -72.448

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La Sorda is a NE-facing sand beach on the Peru shoreline, opening onto the Coastal Waters — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~16.6°C (61.9°F) on average

Jan

21.3°C

70.3°F · 16.5–24.1°C

Feb

21.6°C

70.9°F · 16.9–23.9°C

Mar

20.9°C

69.6°F · 18.3–24.3°C

Apr

19.7°C

67.5°F · 17.2–22°C

May

18.5°C

65.3°F · 16.2–20.8°C

Jun

17.6°C

63.7°F · 15.2–19.3°C

Jul

16.5°C

61.7°F · 14.6–19°C

Aug

16.3°C

61.3°F · 14.6–18.7°C

Sep

16.6°C

61.9°F · 14.6–18.1°C

Oct

17.3°C

63.1°F · 14.7–19°C

Nov

18.8°C

65.8°F · 15.8–20.1°C

Dec

19.9°C

67.8°F · 17.5–22.2°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

N–E

Best wind

S–W

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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