Callao, Peru
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About Callao
Callao is a town in Constitutional Province of Callao, Peru. From Callao you can reach 3 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Camotal, a surf spot 5.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 4 km away.
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Staying in Callao
- 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 4 km, JAU, 184 km, HUU, 262 km
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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 Callao. 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 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camotal5.3 kmabout 10 min by car | 5 ft659 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, fair | 5 ft464 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small | 7 ft1124 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, good | 8 ft1289 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, good | 7 ft782 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore, good | 5 ft228 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore, too small | 7 ft398 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, fair |
All readings for Camotal: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Callao, 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
These spots are more than 20 km from Callao. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay 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 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villa22.9 kmabout 40 min by car | 5 ft652 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, fair | 5 ft506 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, too small | 7 ft1204 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, fair | 8 ft1354 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, poor | 7 ft829 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft165 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too small | 7 ft432 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, good |
All readings for Villa: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Toma y calla41.4 kmabout 1h 15 by car | 4 ft524 kJwind from the south-south-west, 1 knot, too small | 5 ft415 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small | 6 ft823 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 7 ft1191 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, good | 7 ft715 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, fair | 5 ft207 kJwind from the south, 12 knots, too small | 6 ft307 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor |
All readings for Toma y calla: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near Callao
- Por la Sarita RestaurantePizza · 0.1 km from the centre
- Restaurant Caine y PescaoBuffet · 0.6 km from the centre
- Chifa AsiaAsian · 0.9 km from the centre
- RokysChicken · 0.9 km from the centre
- Restaurant Cevicheria El Rincon de NormillaSeafood · 1.0 km from the centre
- FrancescoSeafood · 1.1 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