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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.

Surf spots within 20 km of El Alto: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Puerto veleros13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 1 km5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft340 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft334 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft432 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, too small5 ft520 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Puerto veleros: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto veleros, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, too small5 ft12 scrumbling503kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct23, too small4 ft11 scrumbling340kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small4 ft11 scrumbling334kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small3 ft14 shollow432kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct35, too small5 ft12 scrumbling520kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct20, too small3 ft11 scrumbling225kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore32°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small3 ft10 scrumbling198kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore31°C
Cabo Blanco2.9 kmabout 5 min by carStays in Cabo Blanco5 ft609 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft405 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small4 ft421 kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore, too small4 ft531 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small5 ft665 kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore, too small4 ft264 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small4 ft272 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Cabo Blanco: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cabo Blanco, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct25, too small5 ft11 shollow609kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct26, too small4 ft11 shollow405kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small4 ft11 shollow421kJwind from the south, 15 knots, offshore27°C
Wed 21Oct25, too small4 ft14 shollow531kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct31, too small5 ft12 shollow665kJwind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct15, too small4 ft11 shollow264kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct17, too small4 ft10 shollow272kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Los Organos12.8 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 2 km5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft340 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft334 kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft432 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, too small5 ft520 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Los Organos: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los Organos, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct22, too small5 ft12 shollow503kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore31°C
Mon 19Oct22, too small4 ft11 shollow340kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct22, too small4 ft11 shollow334kJwind from the south, 11 knots, offshore30°C
Wed 21Oct23, too small3 ft14 shollow432kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore30°C
Thu 22Oct30, too small5 ft12 shollow520kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore31°C
Fri 23Oct18, too small3 ft11 shollow225kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore32°C
Sat 24Oct15, too small3 ft10 shollow198kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore31°C
El Nuro7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Ñuro5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft340 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft334 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore, too small4 ft445 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore, too small5 ft520 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for El Nuro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Nuro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small5 ft12 scrumbling503kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct21, too small4 ft11 scrumbling340kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small4 ft11 scrumbling334kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct22, too small4 ft14 scrumbling445kJwind from the south, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small5 ft12 scrumbling520kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct15, too small3 ft11 scrumbling225kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small3 ft10 scrumbling198kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Varadero El Ñuro6.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Ñuro, 2 km5 ft503 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft340 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore, too small4 ft334 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore, too small3 ft432 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore, too small5 ft520 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small3 ft225 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small3 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Varadero El Ñuro: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Varadero El Ñuro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct20, too small5 ft12 shollow503kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct21, too small4 ft11 shollow340kJwind from the south, 9 knots, offshore28°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small4 ft11 shollow334kJwind from the south, 14 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft14 shollow432kJwind from the south, 7 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 22Oct27, too small5 ft12 shollow520kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct15, too small3 ft11 shollow225kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct14, too small3 ft10 shollow198kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Panic Point3.1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft609 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, too small4 ft405 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small4 ft375 kJwind from the south, 14 knots, too small4 ft558 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, too small5 ft636 kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, too small4 ft264 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore, too small4 ft272 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Panic Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Panic Point, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, too small5 ft11 shollow609kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore27°C
Mon 19Oct24, too small4 ft11 shollow405kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 20Oct16, too small4 ft11 shollow375kJwind from the south, 14 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small4 ft14 shollow558kJwind from the south, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct22, too small5 ft12 shollow636kJwind from the south-south-east, 14 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct15, too small4 ft11 shollow264kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct16, too small4 ft10 shollow272kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore27°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