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9:45 am 5 Feb 2012

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10:30 am 28 Jun 2011

Mancora ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Mancora Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Piura)

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Name: Mancora
Type: beach reef and point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: ESE

Mancora in Piura is an exposed beach reef and point break that has reliable surf. Spring and Summer provide the optimum conditions. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts and there is also a left hand reef break. and also offers a left hand point break too. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Mancora Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mancora:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Punta Ballenas 4 mi
Second closest break Los Organos 7 mi
Third closest break El Nuro 12 mi
Fourth closest break Cabo Blanco 14 mi
Fifth closest break Punta Panico 16 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Mancora:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 1439 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 1670 mi
Third closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 1858 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1999 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 2041 mi

Tide stations nearest to Mancora:

Closest tide station Turbo, Colombia 899 mi
Second closest tide station Balboa, Panama 910 mi
Third closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 933 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 933 mi
Fifth closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 984 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Mancora:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 420 mi
Second closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1226 mi
Third closest ski area Ski Arpa (Chile) 2089 mi
Fourth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 2108 mi
Fifth closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 2111 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Mancora:

Closest city location Mancora (Peru) 2 mi
Second closest city location Cabo Blanco (Peru) 8 mi
Third closest city location El Alto (Peru) 15 mi
Fourth closest city location La Breita (Peru) 17 mi
Fifth closest city location Papayal (Peru) 23 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Mancora is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Mancora is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP), also in Peru, 98 km (61 miles) away.
  • Third is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU) in Peru, 132 km (82 miles) away.
  • General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH) in Ecuador is 155 km (96 miles) away.
  • General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Mancora and is 212 km (132 miles) away.
Mancora break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Mancora, Peru - Piura. Use the tab navigation above to view Mancora sea temperature, Mancora photographs, Mancora detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Mancora webcams, current wind from Peru - Piura live weather stations and Mancora tide predictions. The Peru swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Peru and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Peru wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Mancora.