Cerro Azul, Peru

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About Cerro Azul

Cerro Azul is a town in Lima, Peru. From Cerro Azul you can reach 7 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Cerro Azul, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 131 km away.

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Staying in Cerro Azul

  • 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 131 km, JAU, 176 km, AYP, 247 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 Cerro Azul. 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. The best of the spots that stay in Cerro Azul each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Cerro Azul too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Cerro Azul: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
La Playita9.1 kmabout 20 min by car5 ft594 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft614 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft482 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small6 ft998 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day8 ft1210 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good, best spot that day6 ft695 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small5 ft173 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for La Playita: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Playita, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small5 ft11 shollow594kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct41, fair5 ft12 shollow614kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct34, too small5 ft10 shollow482kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct55, good6 ft12 shollow998kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct56, good8 ft11 shollow1,210kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct35, too small6 ft11 shollow695kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot26°C
Sat 24Oct26, too small5 ft6 smushy173kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore26°C
Puerto Fiel9.2 kmabout 20 min by car5 ft594 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft614 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, fair5 ft482 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, too small6 ft998 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good8 ft1210 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good6 ft695 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, fair5 ft173 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Puerto Fiel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto Fiel, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct29, too small5 ft11 shollow594kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft12 shollow614kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct33, too small5 ft10 scrumbling482kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore26°C
Wed 21Oct54, good6 ft12 scrumbling998kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct55, good8 ft11 scrumbling1,210kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair6 ft11 scrumbling695kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot26°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft6 smushy173kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore26°C
Cerro Azul1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft473 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too small5 ft648 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft468 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small6 ft956 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore, good7 ft1147 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, fair6 ft680 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot, too small5 ft164 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Cerro Azul: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cerro Azul, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct30, too small5 ft11 shollow473kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft11 shollow648kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft10 shollow468kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore24°C
Wed 21Oct52, good6 ft12 shollow956kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore24°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair7 ft11 shollow1,147kJwind from the north, 2 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct33, too small6 ft11 shollow680kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot24°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small5 ft6 smushy164kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore23°C
Palillos14.1 kmabout 25 min by car5 ft594 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft614 kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, fair5 ft482 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too small6 ft998 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, good8 ft1210 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, good6 ft695 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, fair5 ft173 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Palillos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Palillos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, too small5 ft11 shollow594kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct42, fair5 ft12 shollow614kJwind from the north-north-east, 1 knot23°C
Tue 20Oct30, too small5 ft10 shollow482kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots24°C
Wed 21Oct48, good6 ft12 shollow998kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots24°C
Thu 22Oct52, good8 ft11 scrumbling1,210kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots24°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair6 ft11 shollow695kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot23°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small5 ft6 smushy173kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots23°C
Punta Corrientes8.4 kmabout 15 min by car5 ft594 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft614 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft482 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small6 ft998 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, good8 ft1210 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good6 ft695 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small5 ft173 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Punta Corrientes: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Corrientes, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, too small5 ft11 smushy594kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct44, fair5 ft12 scrumbling614kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft10 scrumbling482kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct50, good6 ft12 scrumbling998kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct48, good8 ft11 scrumbling1,210kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct34, too small6 ft11 scrumbling695kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot26°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small5 ft6 smushy173kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots26°C
Un-named5 kmabout 10 min by car5 ft578 kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots, too small5 ft603 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, fair5 ft482 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, too small6 ft998 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, good7 ft1190 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots, good6 ft680 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small5 ft173 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Un-named: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Un-named, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct32, too small5 ft11 shollow578kJwind from the north-west, 7 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct43, fair5 ft12 shollow603kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small5 ft10 shollow482kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct50, good6 ft12 shollow998kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct49, good7 ft11 scrumbling1,190kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots26°C
Fri 23Oct34, too small6 ft11 shollow680kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot26°C
Sat 24Oct23, too small5 ft6 smushy173kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Cerro Azul, 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 Cerro Azul. 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 Cerro Azul from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Wakama37.5 kmabout 1h 10 by car4 ft418 kJwind from the north, 6 knots, too small4 ft482 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, fair4 ft348 kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, too small5 ft741 kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore, fair7 ft840 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, fair5 ft514 kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore, too small4 ft116 kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Wakama: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Wakama, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct27, too small4 ft11 shollow418kJwind from the north, 6 knots23°C
Mon 19Oct37, fair4 ft12 shollow482kJwind from the north, 3 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct25, too small4 ft10 shollow348kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots23°C
Wed 21Oct41, fair5 ft12 shollow741kJwind from the east-north-east, 1 knot, offshore23°C
Thu 22Oct39, fair7 ft10 shollow840kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots23°C
Fri 23Oct29, too small5 ft11 shollow514kJwind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore23°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small4 ft6 shollow116kJwind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C

Places to eat near Cerro Azul

  • Pizzeria el paninoPizza · in the centre
  • Bar D EZZIOPeruvian · 0.1 km from the centre
  • La Quincha 8090.2 km from the centre
  • Puerto azulSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant FabianSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurant La Foca IISeafood · 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