Access from Punta Hermosa beach (43km south of Lima) and paddle out (500+m) to the obvious peak between La Isla (north) and Punta Rocas (south). Alternatively paddle out from the north side of Punta Rocas; more white water but slightly shorter paddle.
Bring your Guns - this wave is sometimes considered as a training ground for Pico Alto. As with Pico Alto, this is break is a long way out to sea: positioning oneself is hard - especially when the sets are widely spaced - and getting it wrong is not fun. Tides are relatively unimportant - if the swell is there - it works.
Overview
Atmosphere
This spot is less powerful, less hollow that Pico Alto, but is nonetheless a very serious wave. This can be a reasonable option when other breaks are crowded (on an intermediate swell) as few people bother to paddle out here.
General
As with all these south-Lima beaches : crowds in summer only.
Kontiki
In february of 99 I surfed this huge wave. It was an amazing experience, 'cos you get the paddle a lot to get to the break, besides, I went there with nobody on the outside, so it was pretty much dificult to find the right place to wait the sets. Punta Rocas was great as well as La Isla but I coudn't left Peru without surf that wave. In a few minutes, there were 4 or more guys out there by my side, all in 7'5'' plus boards. Well that was my first experience in real big surf, and it helped me a lot, 'cos is a relatively easy wave to ride.I'm going back there this year and wait to surf there again.
comment by Vikingo, 2006-03-06 16:06:48
Amazing Kon Tiki
In summer 2005 I spent 1 month at Punta Hermosa, waves every day and lots of surfers out at La Isla and Punta Rocas, but Kon Tiki which is about 20-25 min. paddle hardly ever have surfers out.The quality of the wave is so so, at least during the time I was there, but you have almost every wave to yourself, and this wave is bigger than La Isla and Punta Rocas.From the balcony at Maritas you have a perfect view to these mentioned surfspots. Marita and Alfredo and their two sons are very friendly and Marita makes exellent food, keep your room clean,and the prize is reasonible. Her e-mail: mlvillar@hotmail.com. Have fun!
comment by TC, 2005-09-03 16:04:32
The wave in the picture is Pico Alto
Kontiki can get tubular and be an excellent performance wave on its day (swells at the end of the summer). You´ll need a 7´6 at least.
comment by lopez, 2007-04-21 01:05:01