El Alto, Peru

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About El Alto

El Alto is a town in Piura Department, Peru. From El Alto you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is Cabo Blanco, a surf spot 2.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TYL, 35 km away.

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Staying in El Alto

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TYL, 35 km, TBP, 122 km, PIU, 124 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Alto.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for El Alto too.

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: Expert

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Los Organos12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 2 km

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

4 ft514 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Organos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	5 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	4 ft11 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	49, good	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	52, good	4 ft12 shollow	514kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft10 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	31°C

Varadero El Ñuro6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Ñuro, 2 km

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

4 ft514 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Varadero El Ñuro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft11 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft12 shollow	514kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	30, too small	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	3 ft10 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C

Panic Point3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft609 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft375 kJ

4 ft558 kJ

5 ft636 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Panic Point, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	5 ft11 shollow	609kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	375kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	4 ft14 shollow	558kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	5 ft12 shollow	636kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	4 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft10 shollow	272kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C

El Nuro7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Ñuro

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft445 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Nuro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft14 scrumbling	445kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C

Cabo Blanco2.9 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Cabo BlancoExperts only

5 ft609 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft421 kJ

4 ft531 kJ

5 ft665 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

4 ft272 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabo Blanco, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	5 ft11 shollow	609kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	20, too small	4 ft11 shollow	421kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	4 ft14 shollow	531kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft12 shollow	665kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	4 ft11 shollow	264kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	4 ft10 shollow	272kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C

Puerto veleros13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto veleros, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Wed 21Oct	22, too small	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	31°C

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

Places to eat near El Alto

Las Parrillas De MechonBarbecue · in the centre
Restaurante Turistico "Mundo Marino".Seafood · 0.4 km from the centre
Nort Chiken0.1 km from the centre
REST. Sabor & Tradición.0.4 km from the centre
Caleta 100.5 km from the centre
Restaurante Nelamar0.5 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