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Surfing PeruFrom the tropical beaches on the Pacific North Coast of Peru to the cool desert beaches of Southern Peru, surfing Peru will deliver some of the best waves of your life. Famous tubes such as Cabo Blanco; as well as Chicama, the longest left in the world; can be found up and down the Pacific coast.Heading south from the Northern Border with Ecuador, about 4 or 5 hours down the coast, there is an "elbow" where the coast bends from facing toward northwest to facing southwest. Generally, in the small area north of that elbow you are going to find warmer tropical conditions with waves best in the "summer" months of December to May.
Of course, pretty much all of Peru is in the tropics, so air temperatures stay reasonable year around even to the southern boundary with Chile. The extreme north coast doesn't get as consistent waves as the rest of Peru, but...it does get plenty of hot and tubular waves, mostly from December to May. The waves in the area of the "elbow," like Cabo Blanco, get waves year around. For June to November, check out the long lefts and big barrels in all Peru below the "elbow" of land. Unfortunately, for those of us not born with two left feet, there are few rights in Peru! Surfing Peru - Maps and Wave ReportsNorthern Peru from Ecuador Border to the Elbow:Mancora (15 ninutes north of us by bus)Los Organos (Home of us at Inside-Peru.com) Cabo Blanco (20 miles south of us but a long roundabout trip by buses, one hour plus) Lobitos (go to Talara, take a colectivo taxi from there) Negritos (just out of Talara) La Islilla To see all the spots in Peru, click on this map. All this info is provided, of course, by Magic Seaweed, the best in world wave reports! Surfing Peru - Future UpdatesWe folks here at Inside-Peru don't have much of our own material on surfing yet, as we started this website in January. That has not given us time to do a real surf tour of our own.Plus, I don't have a good zoom or video camera at the present time. However, my son Josh and his family should be coming this surfing season (December - May) and we'll be getting some good footage and on the spot reports!
Stay in tune with what we post by signing up for the RSS feed in the upper left of your screen, or easier, sign up for our every-few-weeks newsletter in the right column. We'll be posting in advance when we go on the surf tour and anything we pick up in the meantime! Surfing Peru - Rules and EtiquetteThe rules of surfing are the same here as anywhere else, ie, the biggest guy owns the wave. Nah, just kidding.Here are the DON'Ts:
Those who have been down the coast looking for waves aren't telling others much...but with a little digging, you can find local folks who will take you to out of the way spots over bumpy dirt roads for very little cash. We'll be trying to line up some reliable ones for you as we get to know the area better. There are good spots that aren't always breaking so keep your ears open...you might hit it right. I can really only talk about the area we live, since I haven't surfed down the coast from here. At age 62, I'm not a dawn patroller and plus my back hurts....but.......
We live in Los Organos, about 20 miles north of Cabo Blanco. The weather is hot in the summer and rarely drops to 70 air temperature in the winter (June to October), but the water goes from warm to chilly, good for a light wet suit. Los Organos itself is a nice beginners to intermediate wave. Walk around the point to La Vuelta and things can get tubular and radical, usually in the "summer," December to May. Double overhead waves are common, building out of a wedge and generally less than 150 yards of ride...just another surf spot here, but wouldn't we all love that in our front yard? Surfing Peru - Surf Camps and ToursThere are surf camps along the coast or tours that you can sign up for. In our area, check out:
Los Muelles Surf Camp - Lobitos
... the perfect beach front location for the traveling surfer.You can watch your amigos get barrelled on a daily basis.....If that isn't enough to get you excited, what about your choice of 7 more world class waves with 20 minutes walk. With more options only a short taxi ride away... If your plan is coming
to Northern Peru to score some epic surf with your kite or surfboard
our goal is exactly the same - we want you to have maximum satisfaction
while you are in Northern Peru and Mancora area (offering good surf
tours).
Check the web for other tours, surf destinations, and tour in places nearer Lima and south of there. Share It! Rate a Peru Surf Spot!
Where did you surf in Peru? Was it good, bad, or ugly? Ask It! Answer It!
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