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Pico Alto

 
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OVERCAST
CURRENT WEATHER: 11:00 PM PET
WIND: SSE @ 12 kts
AIR TEMP: 66°F
WATER TEMP: 55°-62°F
SUNRISE/SET: 05:34 AM/06:10 PM
TIDE TIDES:
11/0703:26 am 0.34 M LOW
11/0707:48 am 0.49 M HIGH
11/0701:57 pm 0.09 M LOW
11/0709:32 pm 0.92 M HIGH
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(11/7) PROJECTED WIND in kts (11/8)
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SURF REPORT
Hola, this is Oscar with the report for Saturday morning at 10AM.
SURF:
2-4 ft.
knee to shoulder high with occasional 5 ft.
and fair to good conditions.


Surf Report: Clean, workable waves in the knee-shoulder high+ range.

WEATHER:
Light S winds, overcast skies.
SOUTHERN PERU'S REGIONAL OVERVIEW:
SSW swell on tap today for knee-shoulder high waves. Standouts see inconsistent + sets around head high. Winds are light out of the S. The best spot to surf today is ARICA @ 3-5'.

Tides:
LOW (03.521hrs/25cm)
MIDDLE (08.09hrs/41cm)
LOW (14.18hrs/3cm)
HIGH (21.39hrs/83cm)

Oscar Morante,
Pico Alto Surf Camp
www.picoalto.com.pe
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LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
LOCAL NEWS:
There will be a meeting this Thursday, May 17th at 6pm at Club Waikiki to explore starting a Surfrider Foundation Chapter in Lima. All people interested in participating are invited to attend. Please RSVP with Lia Colabello, Surfrider International Relations Manager, at lia@surfrider.org, mahalo!

Local surfer Oscar Morante died Monday, December 4th while surfing Caballeros, south of Lima; he was 63. Oscar, the former forecast reporter for Peru, was a great friend and waterman. He dedicated more than 30 years to serve the international surfing community. Thanks for everything, Oscar. You will be missed.


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