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Cabo Blanco Surf Guide

Cabo Blanco in Piura is an exposed point break that has quite consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northwest.There is a left hand point break here. It's often crowded here. Take care of rocks and rips.

Cabo Blanco Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	5	fairly consistent	24.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cabo Blanco:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cabo Blanco occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Cabo Blanco (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Cabo Blanco with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 59% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

59%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cabo Blanco Location Map

Interactive Cabo Blanco surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Cabo Blanco is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cabo Blanco is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP), also in Peru, 122 km (76 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Cabo Blanco Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 01:56 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Cabo Blanco look like?

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Tides at Cabo Blanco

Current tide and informaton

For Cabo Blanco, 0 km from Cabo Blanco.

Next High Water: 10:17am | 1.61m

Next Low Water: 03:43am | 0.61m

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Cabo Blanco Sea Temperature

Sunny with very warm air temperatures, feeling like 26.0 °C once we account for any wind. Sea temperatures (24.5 °C) warm too. Staying warm in the water won't be a problem in board-shorts, but wear at least a rash-vest to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 24.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite