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Punta Prieta in Lambayeque is an exposed beach and reef break that is often working. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. A reef breaks left. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Punta Prieta 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Peru - Lambayeque surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Prieta

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Prieta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta Huanchaco	17 mi
Second closest break	Chicama	18 mi
Third closest break	Puemape	32 mi
Fourth closest break	Salaverry Harbour	35 mi
Fifth closest break	Pacasmayo	40 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Prieta:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1707 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1950 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1998 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2213 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2216 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Prieta:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	1126 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	1167 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	1195 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	1211 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	1219 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Prieta:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	142 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	959 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	1801 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1820 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1822 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Prieta:
Closest city location	Santiago de Cao (Peru)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Chocope (Peru)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Chicama (Peru)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Paijan (Peru)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ascope (Peru)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Prieta is Capitan Carlos Martinez De Pinillos (Trujillo) Airport (TRU) in Peru, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Prieta is Capt Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales (Chiclayo) Airport (CIX), also in Peru, 138 km (86 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Teniente Fap Jaime A De Montr Morales (Chimbote) Airport (CHM), also in Peru, 162 km (101 miles) away.