Ilo, Peru

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Malecon del Puerto de Ilo en el Perú 7
Ilo, the nearest town. Photo: Ciudades, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Ilo

Ilo is a town in Moquegua Department, Peru. From Ilo you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Ilo Moquegua - Big sister, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 51 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ILQ, 5 km away.

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Staying in Ilo

  • 51 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: ILQ, 5 km, TCQ, 122 km, ARI, 132 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 Ilo.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Ilo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Ilo too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Ilo: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Piedras negras19.8 kmabout 35 min by car4 ft462 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft480 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small4 ft315 kJwind from the south, 2 knots, too small6 ft876 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, good7 ft970 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, fair6 ft559 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair5 ft328 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small
All readings for Piedras negras: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Piedras negras, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, too small4 ft11 shollow462kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots18°C
Mon 19Oct34, too small4 ft12 shollow480kJwind from the south, 3 knots19°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small4 ft10 shollow315kJwind from the south, 2 knots19°C
Wed 21Oct55, good6 ft12 shollow876kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct43, fair7 ft11 smushy970kJwind from the south, 6 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft10 scrumbling559kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots20°C
Sat 24Oct35, too small5 ft8 scrumbling328kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots19°C
La Cruz7.5 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft466 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, fair4 ft494 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small4 ft634 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small7 ft1089 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, good, best spot that day7 ft970 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, fair6 ft701 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, fair5 ft385 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for La Cruz: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at La Cruz, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair4 ft12 shollow466kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot20°C
Mon 19Oct35, too small4 ft12 shollow494kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small4 ft15 shollow634kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct53, good7 ft12 scrumbling1,089kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair7 ft11 scrumbling970kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft10 scrumbling701kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct29, too small5 ft9 scrumbling385kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots21°C
El Olon de Ilo6.4 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft466 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, fair4 ft494 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small4 ft634 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small7 ft1089 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, good, best spot that day7 ft970 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, fair6 ft701 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, fair5 ft385 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for El Olon de Ilo: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Olon de Ilo, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair4 ft12 shollow466kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot20°C
Mon 19Oct35, too small4 ft12 shollow494kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct32, too small4 ft15 shollow634kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct53, good7 ft12 scrumbling1,089kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct46, fair7 ft11 scrumbling970kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots21°C
Fri 23Oct42, fair6 ft10 scrumbling701kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct29, too small5 ft9 scrumbling385kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots21°C
Ilo Moquegua - Big sister0.7 kmabout 5 min by car4 ft466 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small4 ft494 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small4 ft634 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small7 ft1089 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, good7 ft970 kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore, fair6 ft701 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, fair5 ft385 kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, too small
All readings for Ilo Moquegua - Big sister: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ilo Moquegua - Big sister, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, too small4 ft12 shollow466kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot20°C
Mon 19Oct35, too small4 ft12 shollow494kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots20°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small4 ft15 shollow634kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct49, good7 ft12 scrumbling1,089kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair7 ft11 scrumbling970kJwind from the south-east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 23Oct40, fair6 ft10 scrumbling701kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct27, too small5 ft9 scrumbling385kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots21°C
Gentilares5.9 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft466 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, too small5 ft486 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, fair4 ft655 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small7 ft1110 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, good7 ft989 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore, fair6 ft701 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, fair5 ft385 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Gentilares: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gentilares, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct35, too small4 ft12 s466kJwind from the west, 1 knot21°C
Mon 19Oct36, fair5 ft11 s486kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct31, too small4 ft15 s655kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct49, good7 ft12 s1,110kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Thu 22Oct43, fair7 ft11 s989kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore21°C
Fri 23Oct37, fair6 ft10 s701kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct24, too small5 ft9 s385kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots21°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Ilo, 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 Ilo

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