About Punta Sal

Punta Sal is a town in Tumbes Department, Peru. From Punta Sal you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Punta Sal, a surf spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TYL, 73 km away.

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Staying in Punta Sal

37 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TYL, 73 km, TBP, 81 km, ETR, 124 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 Punta Sal. 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. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Punta Sal 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: Expert Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Punta Sal0.4 kmabout 5 min by car

3 ft272 kJ

3 ft227 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

3 ft301 kJ

3 ft287 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

2 ft104 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Punta Sal, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	3, poor	3 ft12 smushy	272kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 16 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft12 shollow	227kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	3 ft11 shollow	197kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	3 ft13 shollow	301kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	9, poor	3 ft12 shollow	287kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 12 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	44, fair	3 ft11 shollow	191kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	21, too small	2 ft10 shollow	104kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C

Las Pocitas17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Máncora, 1 kmNeeds 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

Mancora17.2 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Máncora, 2 kmNeeds 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

Punta Ballenas18.4 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Máncora, 3 kmNeeds 3 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 intermediate surfers at Punta Ballenas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	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

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Punta Sal, 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 Punta Sal. 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

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Peña Redonda21.3 kmabout 40 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

3 ft317 kJ

3 ft210 kJ

3 ft201 kJ

3 ft277 kJ

3 ft308 kJ

3 ft192 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Peña Redonda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	29, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	317kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	210kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	201kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	3 ft14 ssoft	277kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	29°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	3 ft12 ssoft	308kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	192kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 smushy	83kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	27°C

Places to eat near Punta Sal

Casas WillySeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
La Cevicheria & BarPeruvian · 1.7 km from the centre
La Piramide Del Mar0.2 km from the centre
Oliva Limon & Bar1.4 km from the centre
Blue Marlin1.5 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

Punta Sal, Peru

About Punta Sal

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

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