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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots within 20 km of Huarmey: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Marin6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up5 ft631 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots5 ft557 kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots5 ft456 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots6 ft796 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots7 ft1053 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots6 ft661 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots4 ft363 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots
All readings for Marin: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Marin, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct41, fair5 ft12 shollow631kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots25°C
Mon 19Oct45, fair5 ft12 shollow557kJwind from the north-west, 2 knots25°C
Tue 20Oct35, poor5 ft10 shollow456kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots27°C
Wed 21Oct20, poor6 ft12 shollow796kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big7 ft11 shollow1,053kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct24, poor6 ft11 shollow661kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct28, poor4 ft10 shollow363kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots27°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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Surf spots that stay in Huarmey from further out: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Playa Grande35.7 kmabout 1h 05 by carIntermediate and up5 ft598 kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots5 ft535 kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore5 ft435 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots5 ft747 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots6 ft953 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots5 ft613 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots4 ft332 kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots
All readings for Playa Grande: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa Grande, each day
DayScorefor Inter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct46, fair5 ft12 ssoft598kJwind from the east-south-east, 2 knots26°C
Mon 19Oct53, good5 ft12 ssoft535kJwind from the east-north-east, 0 knots, offshore26°C
Tue 20Oct39, fair5 ft10 ssoft435kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots26°C
Wed 21Oct33, poor5 ft12 ssoft747kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots27°C
Thu 22Oct0, too big6 ft11 ssoft953kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots27°C
Fri 23Oct36, fair5 ft11 ssoft613kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots27°C
Sat 24Oct36, fair4 ft10 ssoft332kJwind from the south-east, 6 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