Where to surf in Peru?Where to surf in Peru?


Where to surf in Peru?

Peru is, in everyone’s imagination, an ideal highlander country, with the Andes Mountains, lamas and Machu Picchu.
But, did you knew this? With its largest pacific coast, Peru is one of the best destination known for suffers of the entire world. Locally, surf is on the rise. Reserved during a long time for wealthy persons, the practice of this sport is becoming democratized and touch even more Peruvians.

What are the true origins of surf?


History of surf in Peru date from the Pre-Inca period during Mochica culture. Drawings are present on potteries from this time and show men, in the ocean, on wood planks and on boats made of reeds; the caballos de totora.
To this day, fishermen of certain area of Peru, like Huanchaco, near from Trujillo, use the same boats.
The origin of surf is not obviously from Polynesia, but maybe on the northern coast of Peru… Even more since the Norwegian exploratory Thor Heyerdahi, by crossing the ocean in reed boat from Peru to Polynesia, wanted to demonstrate the contact between this two cultures.

What are the surf conditions in Peru?

The particularity of Peru is to have a very long swell, formed by huge depressions in the Pacific, at the level of fortieth blasts.
The surf conditions are variables depending of the season. In general, from December to February, waves are between 1 and 3 meters high. From March to May, this is the season of big waves, about 2 to 6 meters.
There is almost never rain, very little wind and most of the spots are far away from cities, with landscapes still salvages.
Local surfers are for the most part with an excellent level and very sympathetic.

What are the main surf spots in Peru?

North of Peru

Spots’ name                 Direction              Type                   Difficulty
Baterias                          Left                        Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Cabo blanco                  Left                        Rock reefs        For experimented surfers
Chicama                         Left                        Point break       For experimented surfers
El Faro - Pacasmayo    Left                       Rock reefs        For experimented surfers
El golf                              Right and Left     Beach-break    For experimented surfers
El Nuro                            Left                       Shoal                 For experimented surfers
Keys                                Left                       Point break       All levels
Lobitos                           Left                        Rock reefs         For experimented surfers
Los muelles                  Left                       Shoal                  For experimented surfers
Organos                        Right and Left     Rock reefs          For experimented surfers
Puerrup                         Right and Left      Shoal                   For experimented surfers
Punta sal                       Left                       Rock reefs           For experimented surfers
Varadero el Ñuro         Left                        Beach-break       For experimented surfers
Astillero                         Right and Left     Beach-break       All levels
Balconies                     Left                        Point break         All levels
El Cape                         Left                       Rock reefs          All levels
Huanchaco                   Left                       Point break        All levels
Mancora                         Left                      Rock reefs         All levels
Nonura                          Left                       Point break        For experimented surfers
Piscinas                        Left                      Point break        All levels
Puemape                      Left                      Point break        For experimented surfers
Puerto veleros              Left                      Sea wall             All levels
Punta la Farola             Left                      Point break       All levels
Caleta Santa Rosa      Right and Left    Point break      All levels
El hombre                      Left                      Point break       All levels
La Guerra                      Right                    Shoal                 All levels
Las delicias                   Right and Left    Beach break    All levels
Pimentel                         Right and Left    Beach break    Novices
Punta Ballenas             Left                       Rock reefs       For experimented surfers
Punta Faro                     Left                       Point break       All levels
Yacila                              Right and Left    Beach break     All levels
Malpaso                         Left                       Point break       For experimented surfers
Panic Point                    Left                       Rock reefs        For experimented surfers
El Hueco                        Left                       Rock reefs        For experimented surfers
Peña Redonda             Right and Left    Rock reefs        All levels


Central coast

Spots’ name    Direction          Type                   Difficulty
Bermejo           Left                      Rock reefs       All levels
Centinela         Left                       Point break     For experimented surfers
Conchitas        Right                    Point break     All levels
El Pico              Right                    Rock reefs      For experimented surfers
El Rebote         Right                   Beach break    For experimented surfers
Infiernillo          Right and Left    Shoal                For experimented surfers
Marin                 Right and Left    Beach break    For very experimented surfers
Paraiso             Left                       Rock reefs      All levels
Pasamayo        Right and Left    Rock reefs      All levels
Playa grande    Left                       Rock reefs     For experimented surfers
Puerto Morin     Left                       Point break    For experimented surfers
Roka Beach     Left                        Rock reefs     All levels
Toma y Calla    Right and Left    Rock reefs      For experimented surfers
Vésique             Right and Left    Point break    All levels


South coast

Spots’ name                        Direction            Type                  Difficulty
Boca del rio                          Right and Left    Point break       All levels
Chala                                    Right and Left     Beach break    All levels
Chocalla                               Right and Left    Beach break    For experimented surfers
El Hornito                             Right                    Rock reef          For very experimented surfers
El Olon de Ilo                       Left                       Rock reef         For very experimented surfers
La Cruz                                  Right                   Point break      For experimented surfers
Mejia                                      Right and Left    Beach break    For experimented surfers
Piedras negras                    Left                      Point break      For experimented surfers
Playita Brava                        Right and Left    Beach break    All levels
Playuela                                Right                   Rock reef          For experimented surfers
Puerto Viejo                          Left                      Point break      All levels
San Maloy                             Right and Left    Shoal                For experimented surfers
Tacna – Punta Colorada    Right                   Rock reef          All levels


Lima surroundings

Spots’ name                         Direction             Type                 Difficulty
Ala Moana                              Left                       Shoal               All levels
Arica                                        Right and Left    Rock reef          For experimented surfers
Asia - Palmas                        Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Asia del Mar                           Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Barranquito                            Left                       Point break       All levels
Boca Leon                             Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Bujama                                  Left                       Point break      For experimented surfers
Caballeros                            Right                    Point break      For experimented surfers
Cabezo Norte                        Left                      Rock reef         For experimented surfers
Camotal                                 Left                       Rock reef        All levels
Caplina                                  Right and Left    Point break      For very experimented surfers
Cascadas                             Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Cerro Azul                              Left                      Point break        All levels
Conchan                                Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Donesia                                 Left                       Rock reef         All levels
El Huayco                              Left                       Rock reef          For experimented surfers
El Paso                                  Right                    Point break      For experimented surfers
Explosivos                             Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Izquierditas                            Left                      Rock reef          All levels
Kon Tiki                                  Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
La Caleta                               Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
La Ensenada                        Left                       Shoal                For experimented surfers
La Herradura                        Left                       Point break      For experimented surfers
La Isla                                    Right                    Rock reef          For experimented surfers
La Pampilla                          Right                    Point break     All levels
La Playita                              Left                       Rock reef          For experimented surfers
La Timba                              Right and Left    Rock reef          For experimented surfers
La Tiza                                  Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Las Brisas                           Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Las Gramas                        Right and Left    Shoal                For experimented surfers
Las Orishas                         Right and Left    Rock reef        All levels
Makaha                                 Right and Left    Artificial reef    All levels
Mar Azul                                Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Naplo                                    Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Orillazo                                 Right                    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Palillos                                 Left                       Point break      For experimented surfers
Paraiso                                Left                       Shoal                For experimented surfers
Pena Rosa                          Left                       Point break      All levels
Penascal                              Right and Left    Point break      For experimented surfers
Pepinos                                Left                      Rock reef          All levels
Pico Alto                               Right and Left    Rock reef           For very experimented surfers
Playa Blanca                       Right and Left    Rock reef           All levels
Playa Norte                          Right                   Beach-break     For experimented surfers
Playa Sur                              Right                   Point break        All levels
Puerto Fiel                            Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Puerto Nuevo                       Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Puerto Viejo                          Left                      Point break       All levels
Pulpos                                   Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Punta Corrientes                 Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Punta Rocas                        Right and Left    Rock reef          All levels
Punta Roquitas                   Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Puntillas                               Right                    Rock reef         All levels
Quebrada                            Right and Left    Rock reef         All levels
Redondo                             Left                       Beach-break    All levels
Regatas                              Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
San Antonio (Regatas)    Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
San Bartolo                        Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
San Gallan                         Right                    Rock reef          For experimented surfers
San Pedro                          Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Santa Maria                        Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels
Santa Rosa                        Right and Left    Point break      For experimented surfers
Sarapampa                       Right and Left    Shoal                 All levels
Señoritas                           Left                       Point break       For experimented surfers
Silencios                            Right                    Rock reef          For experimented surfers
Sol y Mar                             Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Tercerita                              Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Triangulo                            Right and Left    Shoal                 All levels
Villa                                     Right and Left    Beach-break    For experimented surfers
Waikiki                               Left                       Beach-break    All levels
Wakama                            Right and Left    Beach-break    All levels



Can we practice Kitesurf in Peru?

Peru is also a very good place to practice kitesurf, moreover during the European summer season (July-August), where the swell is strong and winds from the south are more powerful. The spots still are significantly the same as for the surf.

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