Huarmey, Peru

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About Huarmey

Huarmey is a town in Áncash Department, Peru. From Huarmey you can reach 2 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Marin, a surf spot 6.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CHM, 110 km away.

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Staying in Huarmey

  • 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: CHM, 110 km, HUU, 214 km, TRU, 245 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 Huarmey. 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 intermediate 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 Huarmey: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Marin6.5 kmabout 15 min by car5 ft553 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, fair5 ft494 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, poor6 ft771 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, poor7 ft1063 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, too big6 ft631 kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, poor5 ft384 kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, poor5 ft170 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor
All readings for Marin: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marin, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct46, fair5 ft12 shollow553kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct31, poor5 ft10 shollow494kJwind from the south, 7 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct26, poor6 ft12 shollow771kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft11 shollow1,063kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct23, poor6 ft11 shollow631kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct23, poor5 ft10 shollow384kJwind from the south-south-east, 13 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct29, poor5 ft6 smushy170kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Huarmey, 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 Huarmey. 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 Huarmey from further out: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Playa Grande35.7 kmabout 1h 05 by car5 ft556 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, good5 ft467 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair5 ft741 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, poor6 ft934 kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, too big5 ft595 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, poor5 ft351 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, fair4 ft137 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Playa Grande: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Grande, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct54, good5 ft12 ssoft556kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots26°C
Tue 20Oct40, fair5 ft10 ssoft467kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct31, poor5 ft12 ssoft741kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft11 ssoft934kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct35, poor5 ft11 ssoft595kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct38, fair5 ft10 ssoft351kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots27°C
Sun 25Oct41, fair4 ft6 smushy137kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots27°C

Places to eat near Huarmey

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