Pacasmayo pier from foreshoreway — Pacasmayo, the nearest town. Photo: Guillermo Arévalo Aucahuasi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Pacasmayo

Pacasmayo is a town in La Libertad Department, Peru. From Pacasmayo you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Pacasmayo, a surf spot 0.7 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CIX, 74 km away.

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Staying in Pacasmayo

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CIX, 74 km, TRU, 91 km, CJA, 123 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 Pacasmayo.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Pacasmayo each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Pacasmayo 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.

Spot

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Pacasmayo0.7 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft236 kJ

4 ft270 kJ

4 ft366 kJ

5 ft520 kJ

5 ft440 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Pacasmayo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	47, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	236kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	48, good	4 ft10 ssoft	270kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	366kJ	wind from the south, 9 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	440kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	31, poor	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	28°C

Puemape13.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Puémape

4 ft478 kJ

4 ft358 kJ

4 ft356 kJ

5 ft587 kJ

6 ft738 kJ

5 ft576 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Puemape, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	4 ft12 smushy	478kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	356kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	29, poor	5 ft12 scrumbling	587kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	6 ft12 ssoft	738kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	21, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	576kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	294kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	28°C

El Faro - Pacasmayo2.6 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft437 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

5 ft669 kJ

5 ft416 kJ

4 ft238 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Faro - Pacasmayo, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	41, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	437kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	24°C
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	311kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	24°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft10 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	4 ft12 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	669kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	27, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	416kJ	wind from the south, 16 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	32, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	238kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	24°C

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

Chifa Jin ZunChinese · 0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante PastimarSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Restobar ChanducoBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
Best ChickenChicken · 0.2 km from the centre
Parrilladas La LeySteakhouse · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurant TabarisBarbecue · 0.2 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

Pacasmayo, Peru