Surf-Forecast | El Muelle Surf Guide

El Muelle Surf Guide

El Muelle in Piura is an exposed point break that has reasonably consistent surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Ideal winds are from the east southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks, currents.

El Muelle Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	3	fairly consistent	24.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Muelle:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Muelle occur when a South-southwest 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 El Muelle (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing El Muelle with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 42% of the time in March while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

42%

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

blown out

55%

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

too small

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

Explore El Muelle Location Map

Interactive El Muelle 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 Muelle is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to El Muelle is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU), also in Peru, 112 km (70 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.

El Muelle Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 17:15 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 19			Sat
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at El Muelle

Current tide and informaton

For Baterias, 3 km from El Muelle.

Next High Water: 07:21pm | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 01:34am | 0.21m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

El Muelle 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