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Naplo, Peru

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

Also within 20 km of Pucusana

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Near Naplo, 1 km away. Photo: Zieger M, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Naplo

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

The spot faces NW (333°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (153°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 100 m out (1 in 8). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Pucusana, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h 45 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. 1 h 25 from the airport to Naplo.

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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

Naplo does not suit beginners. 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 18Oct315 ft11 shollow548kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct365 ft11 shollow625kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct345 ft10 shollow422kJ23°C
Wed 21Oct546 ft12 shollow1,052kJ24°C
Thu 22Oct577 ft11 shollow1,027kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct405 ft10 shollow590kJ23°C
Sat 24Oct305 ft6 shollow170kJ23°C
Sun 25Oct265 ft6 shollow166kJ23°C
Mon 26Oct204 ft6 shollow110kJ24°C
Tue 27Oct183 ft11 shollow180kJ24°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 LIM, changing at ATL, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Naplo

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Naplo

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Naplo

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

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Naplo

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 1h 25 by road. About 16h 45 door to door

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Rough cost

About £815–£1,555 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
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£815–£1,555

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

Places to eat near Pucusana

  • Comodoro cevicheria barBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
  • Caleta VIPBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Cevicheria El MariscoSeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Mamma Ocllo PizzeríaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
  • PandPancake house · 0.1 km from the centre
  • Pollería EL ASAR0.1 km from the centre

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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