Overview

Explosivos is a surf spot located in the Punta Hermosa district, south of Lima in Peru. The name refers to the power of the waves breaking at this spot. The south wind blows in the afternoon between 12 and 20 knots from May to December. The spot is primarily a surf spot with powerful waves. The spot is reserved for expert riders for kitesurfing. The water is cool (16-20°C).

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Spot forecast for Explosivos

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 2.1 km from the spot.

Tuesday 20 October High tide 02:05 · 0.8 m Low tide 09:29 · 0.4 m High tide 14:45 · 0.5 m Low tide 19:21 · 0.4 m
Wednesday 21 October High tide 02:42 · 0.8 m Low tide 09:48 · 0.3 m High tide 15:27 · 0.6 m Low tide 20:27 · 0.4 m
Thursday 22 October High tide 03:12 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:06 · 0.3 m High tide 16:00 · 0.6 m Low tide 21:19 · 0.4 m
Friday 23 October High tide 03:39 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:21 · 0.2 m High tide 16:32 · 0.7 m Low tide 22:06 · 0.3 m
Saturday 24 October High tide 04:06 · 0.8 m Low tide 10:38 · 0.2 m High tide 17:03 · 0.8 m Low tide 22:51 · 0.3 m

Explosivos: 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

213h

in January · 28 rideable days

The season runs from October to April, peaking in January: 22 rideable days a month and 213 hours of usable wind, at 25 °C. The low point is May, at 7.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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 August, at 19 °C. The wettest month is February, with 47 mm.

Monthly averages: Explosivos

Monthly averages — Explosivos — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	28.0	213 h	26 °C	17 mm
February	20.5	144 h	27 °C	47 mm
March	25.5	173 h	27 °C	3 mm
April	19.5	122 h	25 °C	4 mm
May	7.5	32 h	22 °C	1 mm
June	13.5	70 h	20 °C	3 mm
July	15.0	82 h	20 °C	2 mm
August	18.0	105 h	19 °C	2 mm
September	14.0	82 h	20 °C	1 mm
October	18.5	121 h	21 °C	2 mm
November	18.5	135 h	22 °C	3 mm
December	20.0	127 h	24 °C	8 mm

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Technical details of Explosivos 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: Expert

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Nearby spots

All spots: Provincia de Lima

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