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Surf Spot Characteristics |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | World Class |
| | experience | all surfers |
| | surf frequency | very consistent (150 day/year) |
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Wave |
| type | reef-rocky |
| | direction | right and left |
| | bottom | boulders |
| | power | - powerful
- fun
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| | normal length | normal (50 to 150m) |
| | good day | long (150 to 300 m) |
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Tide, Swell and Wind |
| | swell direction | - NorthWest
- West
- SouthWest
- South
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| | wind direction | - SouthEast
- East
- NorthEast
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| | swell size | starts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 4m+ / 12ft |
| | tide position | low and mid tide |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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Author: Pico Alto International Surf Camp
Contributors (2)
They surfed this spot ! (75)
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Punta Rocas Access |
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Find the big road sign "Punta Rocas" at km46 south of Lima (on the old Panamerican Highway)... the top track takes you to the point overlooking the spot, the lower track takes you into the beach-front parking. Paying in summer - good idea to pay a 'vigilante' at anytime of year...
Paddle in from either side of the point : most frequently used is from the south side. Care here as there are often a lot of fishing lines - sometimes 'fixed' and hard to see. Also has a respectable shorebreak to get through on bigger days. |
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distance | take a car |
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walk | instant access (<5 mn) |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | Don't know |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
ok |
| week-end crowd |
crowded |
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dangers | - rips / undertow
- rocks
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Surf Business Directory listing (4/4) |
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | This is one of the areas most consistent breaks - it works from small to big swell: only on very big swells does it close out.
The point is a classic: it breaks both ways, with the left being faster and generally shorter. However, the quality of each direction depends on the swell direction.
Have a look from the cliff top and you'll get the picture pretty fast.
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Overview |
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Atmosphere |
A really good quality wave, which can hold decent size, throwing both left and right of the rocky reef.
When the swell is small watch out for some of the less-than-submerged rocks.
A fun shore break exists right in front of the parking |
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General |
This spot was used (about 7-8 years ago) for international competition surfing - chosen due to its quality and the fact that it is so consistenly surfable. |
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Geo-localization |
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| Datum | WGS84 [ Help ] |
| GPS Lat. | 12° 21.19497' S |
| GPS Long. | 76° 49.07707' W |
| Precision | Approximate |
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GPS History (1)
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Punta Rocas, Peru
By Crazy J, 2007-02-10 18:12:29
feb 10 2007 Not thats great the wind made it hard to ride once standing. was really choppy and not that great of a day. the shore break for to the left was very good nice and smooth. Its seems like a better spot to surf if its breaking a
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Punta Rocas, Peru
By Crazy J, 2007-02-09 00:59:59
on wind waves where super smooth great day to be out. had some problems catching waves. was a little bit to far back on the board.
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comment by Anonymous, 2009-06-17 16:10:17