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Las Pocitas, Peru

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

Also within 20 km of Máncora

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Mancora en la calle
Máncora, the nearest town, 1 km away. Photo: Charles Gadbois, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Las Pocitas

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

The spot faces NW (317°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (137°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Máncora, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 10 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. 1 h 20 from the airport to Las Pocitas.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in MáncoraAd

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

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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 Máncora · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Máncora · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

Las Pocitas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct174 ft12 shollow393kJ31°C
Mon 19Oct193 ft12 shollow281kJ29°C
Tue 20Oct193 ft11 shollow273kJ31°C
Wed 21Oct173 ft14 shollow346kJ29°C
Thu 22Oct274 ft12 shollow397kJ32°C
Fri 23Oct173 ft11 shollow217kJ32°C
Sat 24Oct113 ft10 shollow148kJ31°C
Sun 25Oct72 ft7 shollow33kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct62 ft10 shollow46kJ28°C
Tue 27Oct112 ft14 shollow128kJ28°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to TYL, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 20 by road. About 21h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 3 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to TYL, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 20 by road. About 21h 10 door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Máncora each day: Las Pocitas, Mancora, Punta Ballenas.

The trip from Máncora, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £770–£1,465 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
Hire car6 days, shared£60–£100
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–£1,465

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

Places to eat near Máncora

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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