Paraiso, Peru

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Barranca, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 105 km.

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About Paraiso

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

The spot faces NW (322°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (142°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Barranca, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 105 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 17 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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Getting there. 2 h 10 from the airport to Paraiso.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Barranca, is 54 km away. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 105 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 Paraiso, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	436kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Mon 19Oct	27, too small	4 ft12 scrumbling	416kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	26°C
Tue 20Oct	26, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	354kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	6 ft12 scrumbling	860kJ	wind from the south, 14 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	49, good	6 ft11 ssoft	928kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	630kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	325kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	29, too small	5 ft7 smushy	172kJ	wind from the south, 12 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	4 ft7 smushy	107kJ	wind from the south, 13 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 27Oct	17, too small	3 ft13 scrumbling	256kJ	wind from the south, 15 knots, offshore	28°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 LIM, changing at ATL, then 2h 10 by road. About 17h 30 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Paraiso
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Paraiso
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Paraiso
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 4 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 2h 10 by road. About 17h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £670–£1,310 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 LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£380–£790
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		£670–£1,310

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

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