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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

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.

Spot

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El Pico0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft535 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

5 ft366 kJ

5 ft693 kJ

6 ft926 kJ

6 ft652 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Pico, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	535kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	413kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	5 ft12 ssoft	693kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	926kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	28, too small	6 ft11 smushy	652kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	370kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	27°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.

Spot

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Bermejo27.8 kmabout 50 min by car

5 ft592 kJ

4 ft503 kJ

5 ft403 kJ

5 ft735 kJ

6 ft982 kJ

6 ft718 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Bermejo, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	30, too small	5 ft12 shollow	592kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	5 ft10 shollow	403kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	5 ft12 shollow	735kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	6 ft11 shollow	982kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	27, too small	6 ft11 shollow	718kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	5 ft10 shollow	385kJ	wind from the south-east, 14 knots	23°C

Places to eat near Barranca

𝗕𝗜𝗚𝗙𝗨𝗡 - 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙁𝙊𝙊𝘿Theme · 0.2 km from the centre
Carbon45 - BarrancaBarbecue · 0.2 km from the centre
Giowil Chifa PolleriaPeruvian · 0.2 km from the centre
MaksushiJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
Mary's PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pizzeria Don GoyoPizza · 0.2 km from the centre

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

Barranca, Peru