Challenging the waves to see the Palomino islands — Near Camotal, 2 km away. Photo: sergejf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Camotal5.3 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

4 ft451 kJ

5 ft566 kJ

4 ft289 kJ

6 ft930 kJ

7 ft1201 kJ

5 ft587 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Camotal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft11 s	451kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	23°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	5 ft12 s	566kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	53, good	4 ft9 s	289kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 s	930kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 s	1,201kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	5 ft11 s	587kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	23°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 s	135kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	23°C

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Toma y calla41.4 kmabout 1h 15 by carIntermediate and up

5 ft542 kJ

4 ft514 kJ

5 ft401 kJ

6 ft849 kJ

7 ft1107 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

4 ft154 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Toma y calla, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 shollow	542kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	4 ft12 shollow	514kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	21°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	5 ft10 shollow	401kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	13, poor	6 ft12 shollow	849kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft11 shollow	1,107kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	604kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 smushy	154kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	22°C

Villa22.9 kmabout 40 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft636 kJ

5 ft620 kJ

5 ft479 kJ

6 ft1006 kJ

8 ft1276 kJ

6 ft643 kJ

5 ft146 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Villa, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	49, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	636kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	51, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	620kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	479kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 smushy	1,006kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	8 ft11 smushy	1,276kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	18, poor	6 ft11 smushy	643kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	5 ft6 smushy	146kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	22°C

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