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Lobitos, Peru

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Henry Espinoza Panta smashing a wave at Lobitos
Lobitos. Photo: Freddy Sinarahua, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Lobitos

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

The spot faces NW (300°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (120°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–12 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 28). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 19°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 25°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 Lobitos, 1.4 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 20 h 30 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).

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

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct306 ft10 scrumbling682kJ27°C
Mon 19Oct234 ft10 scrumbling377kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct225 ft11 scrumbling444kJ27°C
Wed 21Oct264 ft14 shollow505kJ28°C
Thu 22Oct356 ft12 scrumbling789kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct214 ft10 scrumbling341kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct205 ft9 scrumbling340kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct124 ft7 smushy119kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct123 ft6 smushy81kJ27°C
Tue 27Oct133 ft8 smushy95kJ27°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 35 min by road. About 20h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Lobitos

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Baterias

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 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 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Lobitos each day: Baterias, El Hueco, Lobitos, Los muelles, Piscinas.

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Rough cost

About £735–£1,405 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£25–£40
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£735–£1,405

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

Places to eat near Lobitos

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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