Check the Beach

Playa sur

Paita, Piura, Peru

Today at a glance

Best: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 6:16 pm
7 am
6.1
20 km/h13 mph wind, Good
8 am
7.4
23 km/h14 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.6
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
10 am
5.7
23 km/h14 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.8
22 km/h14 mph wind, Good
12 pm
5.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Good
1 pm
5.5
25 km/h15 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
7.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Great
4 pm
6.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
5 pm
7.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.3
29 km/h18 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 3 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
24°C75°F
Water
25°C78°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph SSE
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:16 pm
Today
6.1Good7 am2013
7.4Great8 am2314
7.6Great9 am2415
5.7Good10 am2314
5.8Good11 am2214
5.7Good12 pm2113
5.5Good1 pm2515
5.4Fair2 pm2817
7.1Great3 pm3019
6.9Good4 pm3119
7.2Great5 pm3220
7.3Great6 pm2918
Sat
6.2Good7 am1711
6.3Good8 am1912
6.3Good9 am2113
6.1Good10 am1811
6.4Good11 am149
6.2Good12 pm1711
7.5Great1 pm2113
7.5Great2 pm2415
7.6Great3 pm2817
7.4Great4 pm3119
7.0Great5 pm3119
6.8Good6 pm3220
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, <0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 1.0 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 mLow 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 8 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.3 km2.7 miColán (village)
Nearest airport
53 km33 miAeropuerto Capitán FAP Guillermo Concha Iberico (PIU)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat7.6 GreatBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 8%
  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 9 am to 1 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 10%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 7 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 35%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 54%
  • Wed7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 4 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 51%
  • Thu6.1 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 27%