Nonura, Peru

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 141 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 90 km.

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About Nonura

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

The spot faces NW (303°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (123°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and February, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 141 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 90 km.

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 18 h 15 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CIX, changing at PTY.
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Getting there. 3 h 25 from the airport to Nonura.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 141 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 90 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nonura, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	6 ft12 shollow	816kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots, offshore	25°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	620kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	586kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 scrumbling	996kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 scrumbling	1,169kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 13 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 scrumbling	826kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	6 ft9 scrumbling	429kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	128kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore	26°C
Mon 26Oct	41, fair	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 27Oct	41, fair	4 ft7 smushy	125kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots, offshore	26°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 intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Fly ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 3h 25 by road. About 18h 15 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Nonura
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Nonura
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 3h 25 by road. About 18h 15 door to door

Rough cost

About £640–£1,250 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 ORD to CIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£350–£730
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		£640–£1,250

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

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