Surfing in Peru
Beaches and Water Sports in Peru
In Lima Waikiki
| Where the first South American Surfing Club was founded, characterized by both left and right waves, which is very entertaining for long boarders. There are other beaches such as La Pamilla, Barranquito, Redondo, with, left and right waves respectively, ideal for those just starting this sports. There is also La Herradura with left waves up to 4,50 meters high. |
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South
| South of Lima, Villa right and left shore break waves; |
| El Silencio, entertaining right waves up to 2 meter |
| Caballeros, long straight, right waves |
| Senoritas, left tubes, preferred by experienced surfers |
| Pico Alto, right waves more than 5 meters high, some of the biggest in the world after Waimea- Hwaii. |
| Punta Rocas (46 Kilometers from Lima) , left and right waves, and the site of international competitions |
| San Bartolo (53 kilometers from Lima), right and left waves |
| Penascal large, right tubes |
| Puerto Viejo (72 kilometers from Lima), beautifully formed left waves |
| Cerro Azul (135 kilometers form Lima), left waves up to 2 meters high |
| In the Department of Ica, in the famous Paraas, Ecological Reserve (278 kilometer from Lima) there is the Isla San Galflan, where there are perfect waves up to 2 meters high. |
| At 126 kilometers from Arequipa, there are the Mollendo beaches, ideal for spear sighin, and 15 kilometors, from Mollendo is the Spa Mejia which has strong shores breaks waves. |
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North
| Towards the North, 44 kilometers, from Lima is Pasamayo with right and left waves |
| Twelve kilometers from Trujillo, which is 561 kilometers from North of Lima, brings you to Huanchaco, with long left waves 2 meters high |
| Malabrigo - Chicam (70 Kilometers from Trujillo) with cold water and off-shore winds with left waves up to 2.5 meters high, considered to be the longest and most glassy waves in the world. |
| In Pacasmayo El Faro, (106 Kilometers from Trujillo) left waves up to 2.5 meters high |
| From Chiclayo, 770 Kilometers North of Lima, is Pimentel, with shores break waves up to 2 meters high |
| In the department of Piura, Cabo Blanco is prominent with some of the best waves in the world, long shallow, left tubes. Cabo Blanco is 176 kilometers from Piura and is also suitable for coastal fishing. |
| Los Organos (169 Kilometers from Plura), fast, glassy left waves |
| Mancora (182 Kilometers from Plura), left waves and warm water |
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The surf in Northern Peru consists primarily of left hand rock reefs and points (rock and sand). There is a wide variety of waves here catering to different ability levels. Mancora point located within walking distance of your hotel is a party wave offering very long and crispy walled-up lefts, while nearby Organos 15min. south of town offers a more challenging and hollow A-frame reef break that holds big swells, and also has a beginner friendly beach break. Cabo Blanco (30min. south of Mancora) is an experts only rock slab lefthander for serious tuberiders. Panic Point located at the south end of the same bay as Cabo Blanco is a very fast, hollow and powerful lefthander that cranks on SW swells (not NW like Cabo Blanco).
Lobitos main point is a more challenging wave offering punchy, hollow left hand waves that reel off a rock/sand point for hundreds of meters. The Lobitos area (1.5 hours south of Mancora) offers many other alternative spots which are offshore in the dominant SE-S winds and fully exposed to both N and S swells that strike Northern Peru. The Zorritos area to the north offers several virtually unknown waves where you can surf alone with our surf guide and your friends. In general, Northern Peru is not crowded except at major Peruvian holidays (Christmas, New Years, Easter and Peruvian Independence day) when Lima surfers make their annual pilgrimage here. If you're looking for uncrowned waves it is best to avoid these periods and come during the other 45 weeks per year that are un crowded. If you're looking for beaches packed with beautiful South Americans and want to party in the bars until sunrise, then by all means come during the holiday periods because this is when it is going off and many surfers are too hungover to surf much anyway so you can still catch some un crowded. waves if you're on it.
Located just south of the equator, exposed to north and south Pacific ground swells, Northern Peru receives world class surf year-round. Due to its geographic location, the states of Piura and Tumbes receive excellent swells from the north (November-March) and the south (March-November). The north swell season is when the breaks of Mancora, Organos and Cabo Blanco among others turn on. The north swell season coincides with Peruvian summer and enjoys generally sunnier conditions with less wind and warmer water temperatures that can reach the low 70s in the Mancora area, defying the stereotype of Peru as a cold water and wetsuits destination. Unlike Central and Southern Peru, most days here are surfed in trunks or a springsuit. |
