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Chala, Peru

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About Chala

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

The spot faces SW (236°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (56°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea is about 15°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 3 good days in 7; in August, September and October, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chala, 0.7 km away (about 5 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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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Chala, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct37, fair5 ft12 s508kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Mon 19Oct40, fair5 ft11 s563kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Tue 20Oct35, too small5 ft10 s377kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore20°C
Wed 21Oct61, good6 ft12 s1,045kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots20°C
Thu 22Oct57, good7 ft11 s1,191kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct43, fair6 ft10 s703kJwind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct25, too small5 ft10 s373kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore20°C
Sun 25Oct26, too small5 ft6 s141kJwind from the east-south-east, 6 knots20°C
Mon 26Oct28, too small5 ft6 s162kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots20°C
Tue 27Oct20, too small3 ft13 s328kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots20°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    No way there we can work out.

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Chala

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Chala

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Chala

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    No way there we can work out.

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