Overview

El Hueco is a kitesurf spot located in the Lobitos area, in the Piura region of northern Peru. The spot is part of a series of breaks along this desert coast. The south to south-east wind blows side-offshore in the afternoon, between 15 and 25 knots from March to December. Waves are present and offer kite-wave conditions. The spot is recommended for advanced to expert riders due to the side-offshore wind and waves.

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Spot forecast for El Hueco

Sunrise 06:03 · Sunset 18:16

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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 3 km from the spot.

Monday 19 October Low tide 03:53 · 0.9 m High tide 09:36 · 1.2 m Low tide 15:59 · 0.7 m High tide 23:06 · 1.4 m
Tuesday 20 October Low tide 05:32 · 0.9 m High tide 11:11 · 1.2 m Low tide 17:22 · 0.7 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 00:09 · 1.5 m Low tide 06:40 · 0.8 m High tide 12:25 · 1.3 m Low tide 18:28 · 0.7 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 00:57 · 1.6 m Low tide 07:24 · 0.7 m High tide 13:20 · 1.4 m Low tide 19:18 · 0.6 m
Friday 23 October High tide 01:35 · 1.7 m Low tide 08:00 · 0.5 m High tide 14:04 · 1.6 m Low tide 20:01 · 0.6 m

El Hueco: 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

395h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from April to January, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 395 hours of usable wind, at 27 °C. The low point is February, at 16 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 54%13-20 knots · 46%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 54% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is August, at 25 °C. The wettest month is February, with 51 mm.

Monthly averages: El Hueco

Monthly averages — El Hueco — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	30.5	373 h	30 °C	12 mm
February	16.0	144 h	31 °C	51 mm
March	23.0	164 h	32 °C	6 mm
April	28.5	304 h	31 °C	8 mm
May	31.0	395 h	29 °C	3 mm
June	29.0	386 h	27 °C	2 mm
July	30.5	403 h	26 °C	0 mm
August	31.0	414 h	25 °C	0 mm
September	30.0	386 h	25 °C	1 mm
October	31.0	425 h	26 °C	3 mm
November	30.0	396 h	26 °C	12 mm
December	31.0	402 h	28 °C	3 mm

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Technical details of El Hueco spot

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

Depending on conditions: SE, SW.

RideableDepending on conditions Not rideable

Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Advanced

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