Lobitos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Lobitos

Lobitos in Piura is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Ideal winds are from the east. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the northwest. There is a left hand reef break. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Lobitos Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Lobitos:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Lobo	8 mi
Second closest break	Punta Arena	10 mi
Third closest break	Punta Restin	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Cabo Blanquillo	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Negritos	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Lobitos:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1463 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1691 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1886 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	2014 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2069 mi
Tide stations nearest to Lobitos:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	927 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	935 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	956 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	959 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	1006 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Lobitos:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	410 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1220 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2071 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2090 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2093 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Lobitos:
Closest city location	Lobitos (Peru)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Talara (Peru)	9 mi
Third closest city location	El Alto (Peru)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cabo Blanco (Peru)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mancora (Peru)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Lobitos is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Lobitos is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU), also in Peru, 113 km (70 miles) away.
• Third is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP) in Peru, 142 km (88 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH) in Ecuador is 198 km (123 miles) away.
• General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Lobitos and is 252 km (157 miles) away.