El Hornito, Peru

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arica, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: ARI (ARI), 44 km.

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About El Hornito

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

The spot faces SW (219°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (39°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 15). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 23°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arica, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: ARI (ARI), 44 km. Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to TCQ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Arica, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: ARI (ARI), 44 km.
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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 El Hornito, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	4 ft11 shollow	444kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	21°C
Mon 19Oct	30, too small	4 ft12 shollow	472kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	4 ft10 shollow	349kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	49, good	6 ft12 shollow	897kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	7 ft11 shollow	1,008kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	6 ft10 shollow	694kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	5 ft8 shollow	329kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	24, too small	4 ft6 smushy	127kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	33, too small	5 ft8 shollow	317kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	21, too small	4 ft8 shollow	155kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	21°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 expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to TCQ, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 05 by road. About 21h 05 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf El Hornito
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf El Hornito
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 7 kn (14 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf El Hornito
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 30 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to TCQ, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 05 by road. About 21h 05 door to door

Rough cost

About £710–£1,395 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to TCQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£420–£875
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£60–£100
Food	7 days eating out	£135–£255
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£60–£100
Total		£710–£1,395

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

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