Barranca, Peru

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About Barranca

Barranca is a town in Lima, Peru. From Barranca you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is El Pico, a surf spot 0.8 km from the centre. Overture lists 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 158 km away.

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Staying in Barranca

  • 55 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 158 km, HUU, 196 km, CHM, 197 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barranca. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Barranca: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
El Pico0.8 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft535 kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore, good4 ft413 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, good5 ft366 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, good5 ft693 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor6 ft926 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too big6 ft652 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, poor4 ft370 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair
All readings for El Pico: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Pico, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good5 ft12 scrumbling535kJwind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct59, good4 ft12 scrumbling413kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct49, good5 ft10 ssoft366kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct32, poor5 ft12 ssoft693kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots28°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft11 ssoft926kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct31, poor6 ft11 smushy652kJwind from the south, 9 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct41, fair4 ft10 ssoft370kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barranca, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Barranca. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots that stay in Barranca from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Bermejo27.8 kmabout 50 min by car5 ft592 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good4 ft503 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, good5 ft403 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, fair5 ft735 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, poor6 ft982 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, too big6 ft667 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, poor4 ft356 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, poor
All readings for Bermejo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bermejo, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good5 ft12 shollow592kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore23°C
Mon 19Oct54, good4 ft12 shollow503kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft10 shollow403kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct27, poor5 ft12 shollow735kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft11 shollow982kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct22, poor6 ft11 shollow667kJwind from the south, 14 knots23°C
Sat 24Oct35, poor4 ft10 shollow356kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots23°C

Places to eat near Barranca

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits