Máncora
Piura · Peru
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A warm-water beach town at the northern curve of Peru — soft peaks, sea-lion escorts, and year-round sun where the desert meets a prolific groundswell corridor.
Today's surf at Máncora
Updated 05:14 spot time
Máncora surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 1.0 m SW swell at 11.7 s. Wind up to 23 km/h WNW. Water 25°C. Best surf window around 08:00 — good (3.5/5) with 16 km/h SSE wind.
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
W–SW
Best wind
E–SE
Ideal size
2–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–November
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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