El Hueco surf forecast
Lobitos · Piura · Peru
Today at El Hueco: waves 1–1.4 m, chest to head around 10:00 (14 s swell), cross-offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
El Hueco 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 | 10:00 | 1–1.4 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Thu 22 | 09:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Fri 23 | 07:00 | 1–1.6 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Sat 24 | 10:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 07:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 12:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 07:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Heavy left barrel off the tip of the Lobitos point, with exposed rocks close to the take-off. It needs a solid S to SW swell from about 1.5 m and a southeast wind, and works best from low to mid tide on the push; the deepest tubes come on negative tides. Rides are usually short, though on rare days it links through to Lobitos. It calls for a confident air-drop: experts only.
- Break
- reef break, lefts; faces NNW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- SE, ESE (offshore)
- Best tide
- low to mid tide
- Season
- April-October
- Typical size
- 1.5-3 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- shallow reef with exposed rocks near the take-off; strong current toward the cliff
El Hueco surf cams
- Lobitos (Surfline, paid, neighbouring beach): Lobitos main point, under 1 km away
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Máncora.
Nearby spots
- Lobitos
- Piscinas, Lobitos
- Panic Point (Punta Pánico), Cabo Blanco
- Cabo Blanco
- Punta Balcones, Negritos
- El Ñuro, Los Órganos
Questions
Is El Hueco good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (shallow reef with exposed rocks near the take-off; strong current toward the cliff).
What swell, wind and tide work best at El Hueco?
S, SSW, SW swell, SE, ESE wind (offshore), at low to mid tide. Typical size 1.5-3 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for El Hueco are in the Surf Spoting app.