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Balconies, Peru

Stay in Talara: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Balconies

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces NW (294°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (114°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 4–15 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.6 km out (1 in 161). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 19°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Talara.

Water about 19°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to TYL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).

    See flights MDW → TYL · Skyscanner from about £335 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Balconies.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Talara, 12 km (about 20 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Balconies: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Talara, 12 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Talara · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Talara · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Balconies on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct336 ft10 ssoft590kJ25°C
Mon 19Oct345 ft10 ssoft428kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct435 ft10 ssoft400kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct475 ft13 ssoft598kJ26°C
Thu 22Oct76 ft12 ssoft835kJ26°C
Fri 23Oct325 ft11 ssoft573kJ26°C
Sat 24Oct346 ft8 ssoft377kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct354 ft6 smushy110kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct254 ft6 smushy95kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct303 ft6 smushy85kJ27°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to TYL, changing at ATL and LIM, then 35 min by road. About 20h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Balconies

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Balconies

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Balconies

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Balconies

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to TYL, changing at ATL and LIM, then 35 min by road. About 20h 25 door to door

The trip from Talara, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £730–£1,400 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to TYL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£335–£700
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£145–£245
Food7 days eating out£135–£255
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£60–£100
Total£730–£1,400

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Talara

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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Talara, 12 km (about 20 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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