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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.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

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El Olon de Ilo6.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft414 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

4 ft634 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

6 ft701 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Olon de Ilo, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	414kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	494kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft15 shollow	634kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft13 shollow	754kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	368kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	701kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C

Gentilares5.9 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft418 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

4 ft655 kJ

5 ft693 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

6 ft701 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Gentilares, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	66, good	4 ft11 s	418kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 s	494kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft15 s	655kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	9, poor	5 ft12 s	693kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	7, poor	5 ft9 s	373kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 s	701kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft9 s	385kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	21°C

Ilo Moquegua - Big sister0.7 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft427 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

4 ft315 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

6 ft701 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ilo Moquegua - Big sister, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	427kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	4 ft12 shollow	494kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	62, good	4 ft10 shollow	315kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft13 shollow	754kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	368kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	701kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C

La Cruz7.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft414 kJ

4 ft494 kJ

4 ft634 kJ

5 ft754 kJ

5 ft368 kJ

6 ft701 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at La Cruz, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	414kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	4 ft12 shollow	494kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	68, good	4 ft15 shollow	634kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	5 ft13 shollow	754kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 scrumbling	368kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 scrumbling	701kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	21°C

Piedras negras19.8 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft462 kJ

4 ft480 kJ

4 ft315 kJ

6 ft876 kJ

5 ft382 kJ

6 ft686 kJ

5 ft328 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Piedras negras, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	462kJ	wind from the north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	4 ft12 shollow	480kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft10 shollow	315kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	876kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	5 ft9 smushy	382kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	686kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	5 ft8 scrumbling	328kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	20°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

Donde Mario SandwichBurger · 0.1 km from the centre
M33Pizza · 0.2 km from the centre
Pizzería PinoPizza · 0.3 km from the centre
Rincón MexicanoMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Toro Mocho RestauranteBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
La Tostana RestaurantePeruvian · 1.1 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

Ilo, Peru

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Where it is

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