Los Cangrejos
Piura · Peru
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Los Cangrejos is a W-facing sand beach on the Peru shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Tribugá — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~17.9°C (64.2°F) on average
Jan
21.8°C
71.2°F · 18.5–26°C
Feb
22.9°C
73.2°F · 19.9–26.1°C
Mar
22.9°C
73.2°F · 19.7–27.7°C
Apr
21.1°C
70°F · 18.1–28.3°C
May
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.5–24.3°C
Jun
19.2°C
66.6°F · 16.4–23.2°C
Jul
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.2–22°C
Aug
18.2°C
64.8°F · 16.7–21.6°C
Sep
17.9°C
64.2°F · 15.9–20.3°C
Oct
18.1°C
64.6°F · 15.6–21.9°C
Nov
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.1–21.2°C
Dec
19.9°C
67.8°F · 17.4–24.4°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
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
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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