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Lima

Peru

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Characteristics
  GENERAL This Region covers the 250km from Lima south. The coastal area is a spectacular desert running directly into the ocean. Beaches, headlands and coves abound - providing an enormous range of surfing posibilities. The area around Punta Hermosa has a very high density of quality surf spots
CLIMATE This area is dry all year: it never rains. The winter can be cold and the beaches are often covered in sea-fog. Summer is better, but you will still get foggy days. Summer is summer, with warm sunny days and very crowded beaches!
SPOTS The area is full of quality surfing, with point-breaks such as La Herradura, Punta Rocas and Cerro Azul being the best known; as well as offshore reefs for big-wave riders such as Pico Alto and Kon Tiki. Rock-reefs abound, with horror shows such as Penascal being there for the brave. For the air-generation, try the beach breaks of Lima and Explosivos to the south.
CROWDS Apart from the best known spots, in summer - you will find uncrowded quality spots all year. Peru has a small, dedicated and excelent local surfing population, with few international visitors.
FAME In 1965, Felipe Pomar became World Champion at Punta Rocas, and is not surprsingly something of a national hero! Javier Swayne won the Panamerican Championship in 2007, and Sofia Mulanovich was the first Latin American ever (male of female) when she won the World Championship in 2004.
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  Surf Spot Photo GPS Quality Direction Type Frequency Level
1 Ala Moana left sand-bar all surfers
2 Arica right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
3 Asia - Palmas 19  right and left beach-break all surfers
4 Asia del Mar   right and left beach-break all surfers
5 Barranquito left point-break all surfers
6 Boca Leon 10  right and left beach-break all surfers
7 Bujama left point-break all surfers
8 Caballeros 14  right point-break experienced surfers
9 Cabezo Norte left reef-rocky experienced surfers
10 Camotal left reef-rocky all surfers
11 Caplina 10  right and left point-break pros or kamikaze only...
12 Cascadas right and left beach-break all surfers
13 Cerro Azul 34  left point-break experienced surfers
14 Conchan 20  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
15 Donesia left reef-rocky all surfers
16 El Huayco 30  left reef-rocky experienced surfers
17 El Paso 13  right point-break experienced surfers
18 Explosivos 15  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
19 Izquierditas left reef-rocky all surfers
20 Kon Tiki   right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
21 La Caleta right and left beach-break all surfers
22 La Ensenada left sand-bar experienced surfers
23 La Herradura 53  left point-break experienced surfers
24 La Isla 20  right reef-rocky experienced surfers
25 La Pampilla 18  right point-break all surfers
26 La Playita left reef-rocky experienced surfers
27 La Timba right and left reef-rocky experienced surfers
28 Las Brisas right and left beach-break all surfers
29 Las Gramas right and left sand-bar experienced surfers
30 Las Orishas right and left reef-rocky all surfers
31 Makaha right and left reef-artificial beginners wave
32 Mar Azul right and left beach-break all surfers
33 Naplo right and left beach-break experienced surfers
34 Orillazo right beach-break experienced surfers
35 Palillos left point-break experienced surfers
36 Paraiso left sand-bar experienced surfers
37 Pena Rosa left point-break all surfers
38 Penascal 29  right and left point-break experienced surfers
39 Pepinos left reef-rocky all surfers
40 Pico Alto 26  right and left reef-rocky pros or kamikaze only...
41 Playa Blanca 13  all surfers
42 Playa Norte 17  right beach-break experienced surfers
43 Playa Sur right point-break all surfers
44 Puerto Fiel right and left beach-break all surfers
45 Puerto Nuevo 11  right and left beach-break all surfers
46 Puerto Viejo 23  left point-break all surfers
47 Pulpos 12  right and left beach-break all surfers
48 Punta Corrientes right and left beach-break experienced surfers
49 Punta Rocas 61  right and left reef-rocky all surfers
50 Punta Roquitas right and left beach-break all surfers
51 Puntilla right reef-rocky all surfers
52 Quebrada   right and left reef-rocky all surfers
53 Redondo left beach-break beginners wave
54 Regatas 22  right and left beach-break all surfers
55 San Antonio (Regatas) right and left beach-break experienced surfers
56 San Bartolo 25  right and left beach-break all surfers
57 San Gallan 18  right reef-rocky experienced surfers
58 San Pedro right and left beach-break experienced surfers
59 Santa Maria 11  right and left beach-break all surfers
60 Santa Rosa 20  right and left point-break experienced surfers
61 Sarapampa   right and left sand-bar all surfers
62 Señoritas 18  left point-break experienced surfers
63 Silencios right reef-rocky experienced surfers
64 Sol y Mar   right and left beach-break experienced surfers
65 Tercerita   right and left beach-break all surfers
66 Totoritas 10  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
67 Triangulo 11  right and left sand-bar all surfers
68 Un-named right and left beach-break experienced surfers
69 Villa 33  right and left beach-break experienced surfers
70 Waikiki left beach-break all surfers
71 Wakama   right and left beach-break all surfers


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1.5m-2m / 5ft-6ft

2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft

2.5m-3m / 8ft-10ft

2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft

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Surf Equipment Shorty Springsuit Fullsuit Fullsuit Fullsuit Springsuit
Water temp. 24°C
75°F
21°C
70°F
19°C
66°F
18°C
64°F
19°C
66°F
21°C
70°F
Air temp. 29°C
84°F
27°C
81°F
19°C
66°F
19°C
66°F
21°C
70°F
27°C
81°F
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Splaktar avatar
Makaha, Peru
By Splaktar, 2008-10-23 07:30:00
Costa Verde Closed!
Headed down to the Costa Verde today hoping that I could get in after hearing the news about a foot bridge that had been damaged by a truck last night.  I knew that Almendrez was closed but I was hoping that I could get to Makaha via another rou
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Puerto Viejo, Peru
By vprat, 2008-10-07 11:00:00


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Cerro Azul, Peru
By vprat, 2008-10-05 14:00:00


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Triangulo, Peru
By mmoragues, 2008-07-17 13:00:00
Casi casi

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La Pampilla, Peru
By mmoragues, 2008-07-08 13:00:00
Lindo día
Para ser el regreso después de tanto tiempo estuvo relativamente bien. El wetsuit, un éxito rotundo.
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Trip: October 2008 holidays
By vprat, From 2008-10-05 to 2008-10-18
2 weeks holidays to spend.Our friend cannot leave before Thursday 9th so we decide to head south from Lima. Surfed a small Cerro Azul on the way down, visited Paracas islands and drove in the desert. On the way back to Lima, we stop in Cerro Azul t
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Trip: Sur
By gtalavera, From 2007-02-16 to 2007-02-20
5 días al sur de lima, entre los km. 53 y 130. 
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Trip: Sur
By mmoragues, From 2007-02-16 to 2007-02-20
Description: integrantes mac, mariano, gonzalo, gustavo rodrigo, de domingo a martes jueves 15 inaguración de punta roquitas sargento. afterparty. viernes 16 san bartolo (de 2 a 4) estaba samoa y samoita
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comment by Anonymous, 2009-10-20 12:17:05

El Niño
Does anyone know, how strongly would the weak to moderate El Niño effect on the coasts and surf from Lima to North between october/january? Peru seems like a great place, but could the weather ruin it all? Any experiences?? all info would be appreciated!

comment by Anonymous, 2009-10-19 07:10:45

cost Maritas house
can you tell me how much it is to stay there? Also I am travelling alone. Has anyone rented a car there and will I need one?

comment by Anonymous, 2009-10-13 16:43:51

answer to anonymous, Shufshops?
Hi there,

yes, there are several surf shops (selling very good peruvian wetsuits, as well as shops from intern. companies) and shapers in Lima.

For wetsuits: Wetsuits Boz, http://www.wetsuitsboz.com/

Shapers: Whayo Whilar, http://www.wayowhilar.com.pe/
or
Klimax, http://www.klimaxsurf.com/

Thay have all very good quality and have reasonable prices.

Enjoy,
C.

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