Kon-Tiki surf forecast
Punta Hermosa · Lima · Peru
Today at Kon-Tiki: waves 1.2–1.8 m, head high to overhead around 06:00 (12 s swell), offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, epic for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Kon-Tiki surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 1.2–1.8 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Epic |
| Thu 22 | 06:00 | 1.5–2.3 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Epic |
| Fri 23 | 06:00 | 1.2–1.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-onshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Sun 25 | 08:00 | 0.6–1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 09:00 | 0.6–1 m | cross-shore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Outer reef far off the south end of Punta Hermosa, used as a training ground for Pico Alto. It starts at about 2 m and holds over 4 m, with hollow, powerful peaks both ways over flat rock and sand; an east wind cleans it up and the tide matters little. Bring a gun: positioning is hard when the sets are far apart, and getting it wrong out there is serious.
- Break
- reef break, peaks both ways; faces SSW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- SW, W, WNW
- Best wind
- E, SE, NE (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- April-October
- Typical size
- 2-4.5 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- breaks far out to sea; big sets and long hold-downs; rips
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Lima.
Nearby spots
- La Isla, Punta Hermosa
- Pico Alto, Punta Hermosa
- Caballeros, Punta Hermosa
- Señoritas, Punta Hermosa
- Pulpos, Punta Hermosa
- San Bartolo (Izquierditas), San Bartolo
Questions
Is Kon-Tiki good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (breaks far out to sea; big sets and long hold-downs).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Kon-Tiki?
SW, W, WNW swell, E, SE, NE wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 2-4.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Kon-Tiki are in the Surf Spoting app.