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Caballeros kitesurf and surf spot

Peru · Provincia de Lima

Spot currently openAdvanced levelAltitude 11 m -12.33 | -76.83

Overview

Caballeros is a surf spot located in the Punta Hermosa district, south of Lima, Peru. This spot offers several waves over rocky and sandy bottom. The south wind blows in the afternoon between 12 and 20 knots from May to December. The spot is mainly used for surfing. The spot is suitable for advanced riders for kitesurfing, due to rocks and surfer crowds. The water is cool (16-20°C).
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Spot forecast for Caballeros

Sunrise 05:39 · Sunset 18:04

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Swell and waves

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 5.1 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now01:120.8 m09:060.4 m13:370.4 m17:430.4 m02:040.8 m09:280.4 m14:440.5 m19:190.4 m02:410.8 m09:470.3 m15:250.6 m20:250.4 m03:110.8 m10:040.3 m15:590.6 m21:170.4 m03:380.8 m10:200.2 m16:300.7 m22:040.3 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.4 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.5 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.3 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.2 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.3 m

Caballeros: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

122h

in January · 18.5 rideable days

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, August and November, at 16 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is May, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 5 10 15 20 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days A May: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D 0 5 10 15 20 January: 18.5 rideable days18.5 d J February: 13.5 rideable days F March: 9.5 rideable days M April: 9 rideable days A May: 5.5 rideable days5.5 d M June: 8.5 rideable days J July: 9 rideable days J August: 15.5 rideable days A September: 9.5 rideable days S October: 12 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days N December: 10 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100%13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is February, with 21 mm.

Monthly averages: Caballeros
Monthly averages — Caballeros — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 122 h 25 °C 9 mm
February 13.5 98 h 26 °C 21 mm
March 9.5 50 h 25 °C 3 mm
April 9.0 42 h 23 °C 1 mm
May 5.5 25 h 20 °C 0 mm
June 8.5 41 h 19 °C 2 mm
July 9.0 44 h 18 °C 1 mm
August 15.5 76 h 18 °C 2 mm
September 9.5 42 h 18 °C 1 mm
October 12.0 74 h 19 °C 3 mm
November 14.5 71 h 21 °C 1 mm
December 10.0 44 h 22 °C 4 mm

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Technical details of Caballeros spot

N: Not rideable NNE: Not rideable NE: Not rideable ENE: Not rideable E: Not rideable ESE: Not rideable SE: Depending on conditions SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Depending on conditions WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from SSE, S, SSW.

Depending on conditions: SE, SW.

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