Surf-Forecast | Punta Sal Surf Guide

Lat Long: 3.98° S 80.98° W

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Punta Sal sea temperature is

28.2°C

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

Punta Sal Surf Guide

Punta Sal in Piura is a fairly exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of - Rocks.

Punta Sal Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Point	2	fairly consistent	28.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Punta Sal:

The best conditions reported for surf at Punta Sal 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 Punta Sal (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Punta Sal 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 9% of the time in February while 22% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 69% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

22%

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

too small

69%

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

Explore Punta Sal Location Map

Interactive Punta Sal 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 Punta Sal is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 73 km (45 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Punta Sal is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP), also in Peru, 82 km (51 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.

Punta Sal Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 04:16 Local Time

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

Tides at Punta Sal

Current tide and informaton

For Cancas, 3 km from Punta Sal.

Next High Water: 09:27am | 1.07m

Next Low Water: 03:45pm | 0.34m

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

Punta Sal Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(28.2 °C) too at Punta Sal, 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*: 28.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite