El Brujo Surf Guide

El Brujo in La Libertad and Lambayeque is an exposed beach and reef break that is often working. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as a left hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips, rocks.

El Brujo Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef3very consistent
19.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Brujo:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Brujo occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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

februaryBest Season: summer
The best time of year for surfing El Brujo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer  and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in February while 87% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% 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
87%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
0%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Brujo Location Map

Interactive El Brujo 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 El Brujo is Capitan Carlos Martinez De Pinillos (Trujillo) Airport (TRU) in Peru, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Brujo is Capt Jose Abelardo Quinones Gonzales (Chiclayo) Airport (CIX), also in Peru, 139 km (86 miles) away.

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El Brujo Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 18:30 Local Time
Tuesday 05Wed
4PM7PM10PM1AM
Wave (m)
1.6
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period (s) 15 15 14 14
Wind (km/h)
20
15
15
15
Wind State cross-
on
cross cross-
on
cross

Swell History at El Brujo

Surf stats for El Brujo, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Wind History at El Brujo

Wind stats for El Brujo, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.


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