Caballeros · Punta Hermosa
Punta Hermosa, Lima, Peru · Reef break
Local time — · Sunrise 05:33 · Sunset 18:10
Reading the ocean.
SWELLRADAR is requesting a verified marine run for Caballeros · Punta Hermosa.
Spot intelligence.
This profile represents Caballeros' right-hand rock reef, not a generic left/right sand-bottom beach. The local school grades the wave for intermediate and advanced surfers. A beach lesson nearby does not make the reef a first-lesson recommendation; low water still requires a careful rock and current check.
Profile source · Olas Perú · Caballeros local surf-school guideProfile sources & limits
Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated
Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from axes are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed shoreline bearings. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Existing pins remain approximate place markers, not surveyed takeoffs. Explicit marine requests are offshore model samples, not breaking-wave measurements. Tide guidance establishes neither safe rock clearance nor safe entry. Check the actual section, currents and personal ability from shore. Olas Perú supplies the right-hand rocky point identity, S swell and low/mid tide preference. Reef break describes the rock substrate; its point-like shape is retained in the explanation. Surfline independently identifies the right reef. Surf-Forecast's combined left/right guide favours a left and all tides, so it does not replace this right's local tide guidance. Local S wind and the combined guide's ENE offshore description do not establish one reliable optimum: directional wind scoring and its opposite-swell fallback are disabled. Published surf sizes are not converted to offshore-model limits. Access arrangements are not verified as current.
- Olas Perú · Caballeros local surf-school guide
Right-hand rocky point, intermediate/advanced context, S swell and low/mid tide preference; its S wind description is not assumed to establish a universal offshore optimum
- Surfline · Caballeros surf guide
Right-hand reef at northern Punta Hermosa, distinct from the El Silencio beach to the north
- Surf-Forecast · combined Caballeros guide
Rock/urchin/rip and crowd cautions; combined left/right, ENE wind and all-tides descriptions remain explicit limitations, not this right's borrowed scoring rules
Source-informed axes
Swell axis S · 180°
Wind axis pending · Intermediate profile
Wave
Right-hand reef beside the beach
Uneven rock reef
Swell window
S · local right-reef reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
Light winds · direction unverified
No wind-direction bonus
Tide window
Low to mid · local qualitative preference
Qualitative timing guidance
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Caballeros · Punta Hermosa is defined by right-hand reef beside the beach over uneven rock reef. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.
Best setup
02S · local right-reef reference swell, light winds · direction unverified and low to mid · local qualitative preference form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR retains 0.6–3.0 m as an offshore-model ranking band, not a measured local surf limit or a breaking-wave prediction.
Lineup read
03Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to exposed rocks and urchins, rip currents, busy takeoff and priority conflicts. Local signs and advice always take priority.
Know before you paddle
Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.
Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.
The break
Reef break
Intermediate. Works best with S · local right-reef reference swell.
Timing
Light winds · direction unverified
Low to mid · local qualitative preference. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.
Data note
Model data unavailable
SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.