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alternative name | El Olon |
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Surf Quality |
| | wave quality | World Class |
| | experience | pros or kamikaze only... |
| | surf frequency | sometimes break |
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Wave |
| type | reef-rocky |
| | direction | left |
| | bottom | boulders |
| | power | - powerful
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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 | - SouthWest
- South
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| | wind direction | - SouthWest
- South
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| | swell size | starts working at 2m-2.5m / 6ft-8ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over |
| | tide position | |
| | tide movement | rising and falling tides |
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El Olon de Ilo Access |
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In the department of Moquegua, north of the port city of Ilo. (that's like 1,150 k's or something more south of Lima). The spot is located on the north side of the Ilo harbour. It's very powerful and only works with strong south or south west swells. |
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distance | take a car |
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easy to find? | easy to find |
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public access? | public access |
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special access | Don't know |
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More Details on Surfing |
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week crowd |
empty |
| week-end crowd |
empty |
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dangers | - urchins
- rocks
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webcam url | http:// |
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Additional Surfing Infos |
| | Kind of wave :
Lefts, long, with the right tide it is tubular. Reaches more than 6 meters; the wave breaks 500 meters out at the sea, rocks are deep; it's recommendable to surf it with a big south swell.
Sea performance :
Cold water; average temperature: between 15°C and 18°C.
Weather :
Moist and moderate. In the summer reaches 28°C and in winter goes down to 12°C.
Access :
By the Costanera, or from Ilo.
Services :
All the services in the cities of Ilo and Mollendo.
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Atmosphere |
The wave is probably the second biggest wave in Peru after Pico Alto, it's very dangerous and only few people have surfed it, you have to paddle really hard to arrive to the peak, with the correct tide the wave is a tube and can hold up to 6 meters. |
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General |
Almost nobody surfs here, it's in the north of an industrial harbour area, and with the right conditions it kicks asses !! |
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comment by Anonymous, 2007-10-21 19:20:43