Talara, Peru

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About Talara

Talara is a town in Piura Department, Peru. From Talara you can reach 7 surf spots. The nearest is El Golf, a surf spot 3.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TYL, 2 km away.

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Staying in Talara

42 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TYL, 2 km, PIU, 101 km, TBP, 151 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 Talara.

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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. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Talara 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 Expert

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Sun 25

El Hueco14.4 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 1 km

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft478 kJ

4 ft551 kJ

5 ft752 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at El Hueco, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	5 ft10 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	5 ft11 scrumbling	478kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	4 ft14 shollow	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	5 ft12 scrumbling	752kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	4 ft10 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	0, too big	5 ft8 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	0, too big	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	26°C

Balconies11.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft454 kJ

5 ft420 kJ

5 ft598 kJ

6 ft830 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

4 ft134 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Balconies, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	5 ft10 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	420kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	5 ft13 ssoft	598kJ	wind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	33, poor	6 ft12 ssoft	830kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	5 ft11 ssoft	504kJ	wind from the south-east, 15 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 ssoft	330kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C

Baterias14 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 2 kmIntermediate and up

4 ft198 kJ

4 ft446 kJ

4 ft463 kJ

5 ft711 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft355 kJ

4 ft121 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baterias, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	4 ft8 shollow	198kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	31, poor	4 ft11 shollow	446kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft13 shollow	463kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	32, poor	5 ft12 shollow	711kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	35, poor	4 ft10 shollow	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	5 ft8 shollow	355kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 shollow	121kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C

El Golf3.3 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft447 kJ

5 ft420 kJ

5 ft598 kJ

6 ft822 kJ

5 ft504 kJ

4 ft330 kJ

4 ft131 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Golf, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	447kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	5 ft10 scrumbling	420kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft13 scrumbling	598kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots, offshore	30°C
Thu 22Oct	30, poor	6 ft12 scrumbling	822kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	5 ft11 scrumbling	504kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	22, poor	4 ft10 scrumbling	330kJ	wind from the south, 11 knots	29°C
Sun 25Oct	38, fair	4 ft7 smushy	131kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	29°C

Lobitos14.3 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Lobitos, 1 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft478 kJ

4 ft551 kJ

5 ft752 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lobitos, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	478kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	51, good	4 ft14 shollow	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	752kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	34, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C

Los muelles14.5 kmabout 25 min by carStays in LobitosNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft478 kJ

4 ft551 kJ

6 ft758 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Los muelles, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	5 ft11 ssoft	478kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	26, too small	4 ft14 scrumbling	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	6 ft12 ssoft	758kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	4 ft10 ssoft	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C

Piscinas14.9 kmabout 30 min by carStays in LobitosNeeds 4 ft+

5 ft389 kJ

5 ft478 kJ

4 ft551 kJ

5 ft752 kJ

4 ft338 kJ

5 ft358 kJ

4 ft112 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Piscinas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	478kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	45, fair	4 ft14 shollow	551kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 scrumbling	752kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	4 ft10 scrumbling	338kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	29, poor	5 ft8 scrumbling	358kJ	wind from the south-east, 12 knots, offshore	27°C
Sun 25Oct	25, too small	4 ft6 smushy	112kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, offshore	26°C

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

Cevicheria Pocho's - OficialSeafood · 0.6 km from the centre
Don MaximoPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
Tomasa Pollo and GrillPeruvian · 0.6 km from the centre
NUDA - Toque Marino y SelváticoSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Brasa y carbónin the centre
Mi LuisitoSeafood · 0.1 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