Máncora, Peru

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Mancora en la calle — Máncora, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Charles Gadbois, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Máncora

Máncora is a town in Piura Department, Peru. From Máncora you can reach 8 surf spots. The nearest is Las Pocitas, a surf spot 1.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 147 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TYL, 57 km away.

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Staying in Máncora

147 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TYL, 57 km, TBP, 96 km, PIU, 132 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 Máncora.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in Máncora each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 5 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Máncora too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder 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: Expert

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Punta Ballenas3.1 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft273 kJ

3 ft346 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Ballenas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	3 ft12 shollow	281kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	3 ft14 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	4 ft12 shollow	397kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	33°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft10 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Los Organos13.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 2 km

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

4 ft514 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Los Organos, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	5 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	4 ft11 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	53, good	4 ft12 shollow	514kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	34°C
Fri 23Oct	39, fair	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	3 ft10 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C

Punta Sal15.7 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Punta Sal

3 ft317 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

3 ft301 kJ

3 ft311 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft104 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Sal, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	3 ft12 shollow	317kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	3 ft12 shollow	227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	3 ft11 shollow	197kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft13 shollow	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	3 ft12 shollow	311kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	3 ft11 shollow	191kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 shollow	104kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C

Varadero El Ñuro19.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in El Ñuro, 2 km

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

4 ft514 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Varadero El Ñuro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 shollow	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	4 ft11 shollow	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	4 ft11 shollow	334kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	42, fair	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	4 ft12 shollow	514kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	29, too small	3 ft11 shollow	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft10 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C

El Nuro18.6 kmabout 35 min by carStays in El Ñuro

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Nuro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	27°C
Mon 19Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, too small	3 ft14 scrumbling	432kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C

Las Pocitas1.4 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft273 kJ

3 ft346 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Pocitas, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 shollow	281kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	16, too small	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft14 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	397kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	33°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Mancora1.6 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

4 ft393 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

3 ft273 kJ

3 ft346 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

3 ft217 kJ

3 ft148 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mancora, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	4 ft12 shollow	393kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	3 ft12 shollow	281kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	273kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	3 ft14 shollow	346kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft12 shollow	397kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore	33°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	3 ft11 shollow	217kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	3 ft10 shollow	148kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Puerto veleros13.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Los Órganos, 1 kmNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft503 kJ

4 ft340 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

3 ft432 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

3 ft225 kJ

3 ft198 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Puerto veleros, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	25, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	503kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	340kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots, offshore	32°C
Wed 21Oct	23, too small	3 ft14 shollow	432kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	5 ft12 scrumbling	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	34°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	225kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	198kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	33°C

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

Pollería CamposChicken · 0.4 km from the centre
Surfers Bar and Grill MancoraBar and grill · 0.4 km from the centre
Pizzeria Trattoria El ItalianoPizza · 0.7 km from the centre
Chan ChanPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
MamiferosItalian · 1.1 km from the centre
El AjíMexican · 1.2 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