Surf Breaks in Peru
18 breaks mapped across 4 regions. Conditions, tips, and crew at every spot.
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La Libertad (3)
Chicama
La Libertad
The longest rideable left-hand wave in the world, on a proper northwest swell, Chicama in northern Peru can link point after…
Huanchaco
La Libertad
An ancient fishing village near Trujillo in northern Peru, Huanchaco is famous for its traditional totora reed boats…
Pacasmayo
La Libertad
Three hours north of Trujillo, Pacasmayo is home to one of the world's longest left-hand point breaks, a winter wonder that can…
Lima (9)
Caballeros
Lima
One of Peru's most feared and revered expert reef breaks, Caballeros delivers vicious, short barrels over an extremely shallow…
Cerro Azul
Lima
One of Peru's most historic surf spots, Cerro Azul is a charming colonial port town south of Lima with a consistent left-hand…
El Silencio
Lima
Near Lima in Peru's Miraflores district coastal area, El Silencio is a reef and point break that can produce surprisingly long…
Kon Tiki
Lima
A powerful, hollow left-hand reef break in the Punta Hermosa cluster, Kon Tiki fires on solid south swells and produces some of…
La Barranca
Lima
A remote point break on Peru's central coast north of Lima, La Barranca is known to the Peruvian surf community as one of the…
La Herradura
Lima
South of Lima's center, La Herradura (The Horseshoe) is a natural amphitheater bay that catches south swells and produces a…
Pico Alto
Lima
Peru's premier big wave venue near Punta Hermosa, Pico Alto is a massive open-ocean reef break that surges up from deep water to…
Punta Hermosa
Lima
The heartland of Peruvian competitive surfing, Punta Hermosa is a surf village south of Lima with multiple quality reef breaks,…
Señoritas
Lima
At the southern end of Lima's coastal zone, Señoritas is a rock reef break that produces some of the capital's best performance…
Piura (4)
Cabo Blanco
Piura
In northern Peru near Talara, Cabo Blanco is where Ernest Hemingway came to fish for marlin and where the Humboldt Current…
Lobitos
Piura
A remote fishing village on Peru's far north coast, Lobitos was a restricted oil company town for decades, now it's a surfer's…
Los Organos
Piura
Between Lobitos and Máncora in northern Peru, Los Organos is a mellower alternative to its famous neighbors, a beach and point…
Máncora
Piura
Peru's most famous beach resort town in the far north is also its most consistent surfable beach, a long stretch of warm-water…
Tumbes (2)
Cancas
Tumbes
A sleepy fishing cove just south of the Ecuador border in Peru, Cancas is about as raw and authentic as Pacific coast surfing…
Zorritos
Tumbes
North of Máncora near the Ecuador border, Zorritos is a small beach town where the influence of El Niño warming can make the…