Balneario de Huanchaco

Balneario de Huanchaco is an SW-facing point break in Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru. It picks up swell from SSE to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 31% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Point

Faces

SW (230°)

Best swell

SSE to NW (155°–306°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE to NW (155.5° to 313.5°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

2