Kon Tiki · Outer Reef
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 Kon Tiki · Outer Reef.
Spot intelligence.
Kon Tiki is the outer reef, not Makahita's smaller nearshore wave or a beginner beach break. The original catalogue pin remains an approximate coastal place marker, not the offshore takeoff. Advanced is a conservative recommendation gate for the exposed paddle and powerful outer sets, not permission to surf large days without specialist experience and support.
Profile source · Surf-Forecast · Kon Tiki surf 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. Surf-Forecast supplies both reef directions, SW swell, independent E wind, all-stages tide guidance and rip/isolation cautions. Casa La Gata's local description separates Makahita from the outer Kon Tiki wave and its advanced large-surf setting; promotional history and tow-in advice are not adopted. The published distance offshore is approximate and is not used to invent a surveyed takeoff. All-stages guidance creates no preferred window or tide-motion reward. The retained generic height band is not a locally validated minimum, maximum or big-wave safety limit.
- Surf-Forecast · Kon Tiki surf guide
Outer reef left/right, SW swell, independent E wind, all-stages tide guidance and rip/isolation cautions; not a measured breaking-wave conversion
- Casa La Gata · local Kontiki beach guide
Local distinction between smaller Makahita and the powerful outer Kon Tiki wave requiring advanced experience as size rises; not a surveyed takeoff or current rescue/access guarantee
Source-informed axes
Swell axis SW · 225°
Offshore wind from E · Advanced profile
Wave
Left and right on the outer reef
Offshore rock reef
Swell window
SW · outer-reef reference
0.6–3.0 m offshore ranking band
Clean wind
E · light offshore
Applied to wind scoring
Tide window
All stages · no phase bonus
No tide phase affects scoring
Field guide
Read the break.
Character · setup · local read
Field guide
Read the break.
Character
01Kon Tiki · Outer Reef is defined by left and right on the outer reef over offshore 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
02SW · outer-reef reference swell, e · light offshore and all stages · no phase bonus 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
03This is an advanced profile: positioning, entry and exit should be assessed before committing. Pay particular attention to long exposed paddle, rip currents and isolation, powerful outside sets. 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
Advanced. Works best with SW · outer-reef reference swell.
Timing
E · light offshore
All stages · no phase bonus. 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.