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Playuela Grande

Arequipa · Peru

IntermediateBeach break-17.252, -71.574

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

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~17.1°C (62.8°F) on average

Jan

21.5°C

70.7°F · 17.3–24°C

Feb

21.7°C

71.1°F · 18.2–23.8°C

Mar

21.2°C

70.2°F · 17.5–23.5°C

Apr

20.3°C

68.5°F · 17.4–22.7°C

May

18.9°C

66°F · 16.2–20.6°C

Jun

18°C

64.4°F · 15.8–19.8°C

Jul

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.3–19.8°C

Aug

16.9°C

62.4°F · 15.4–19°C

Sep

17.1°C

62.8°F · 15.1–18.8°C

Oct

17.9°C

64.2°F · 15.8–20.4°C

Nov

19.5°C

67.1°F · 16.7–21.5°C

Dec

20.4°C

68.7°F · 17.3–22°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

NW–E

Best wind

S–SW

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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