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Camotal, Peru

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Challenging the waves to see the Palomino islands
Near Camotal, 2 km away. Photo: sergejf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Camotal

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

The spot faces NW (320°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (140°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Callao, 5.3 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 15 h 55 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → LIM · Skyscanner from about £380 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 30 min from the airport to Camotal.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in CallaoAd

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

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

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

  4. Hire and lessons.

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

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Camotal on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

Camotal does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct544 ft11 s451kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct525 ft12 s566kJ22°C
Tue 20Oct534 ft9 s289kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct06 ft12 s930kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct07 ft11 s1,201kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct495 ft11 s587kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct454 ft6 s135kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct426 ft6 s227kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct544 ft6 s122kJ23°C
Tue 27Oct413 ft7 s91kJ23°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. 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 LIM, changing at ATL, then 30 min by road. About 15h 55 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Camotal

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Camotal

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Camotal

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 30 min by road. About 15h 55 door to door

The trip from Callao, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £770–£1,485 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 LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£790
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£30
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£770–£1,485

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

Places to eat near Callao

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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