Surf-Forecast | Peña Negra Surf Guide

Lat Long: 4.27° S 81.25° W

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Peña Negra sea temperature is

27.6°C

Peña Negra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: A.carozzi

Peña Negra Surf Guide

Peña Negra in Piura is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. The best wind direction is from the east southeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Peña Negra Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	5	fairly consistent	27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Peña Negra:

The best conditions reported for surf at Peña Negra occur when a Northwest 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 Peña Negra (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Peña Negra with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 30% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% 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

30%

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

too small

57%

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

Explore Peña Negra Location Map

Interactive Peña Negra 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 Peña Negra is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Peña Negra is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU), also in Peru, 125 km (78 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.

Peña Negra Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 04:08 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Peña Negra look like?

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Credit: A.carozzi

Tides at Peña Negra

Current tide and informaton

For Cabo Blanco, 3 km from Peña Negra.

Next High Water: 09:30am | 1.39m

Next Low Water: 03:48pm | 0.45m

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

Peña Negra Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(27.6 °C) too at Peña Negra, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite