Chala, Peru

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About Chala

Chala is a town in Arequipa Department, Peru. From Chala you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Chala, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NZC, 136 km away.

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Staying in Chala

  • 7 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: NZC, 136 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 Chala.

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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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Chala: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Chala0.7 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft508 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft563 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair5 ft377 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, too small6 ft1045 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, good7 ft1191 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore, good6 ft703 kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore, fair5 ft373 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Chala: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Chala, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair5 ft12 s508kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 s563kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft10 s377kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct61, good6 ft12 s1,045kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct57, good7 ft11 s1,191kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair6 ft10 s703kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small5 ft10 s373kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore20°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Chala, 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).