Pelua, Venezuela

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CCS (CCS), 31 km.

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About Pelua

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

The spot faces N (5°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (185°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 16). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 25°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CCS (CCS), 31 km. Within 5 km we also list 5 surf spots.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to CCS, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Chirimena, is 59 km away. Nearest airport: CCS (CCS), 31 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 Pelua, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	2 ft4 smushy	14kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	15kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	18kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft4 smushy	25kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	28°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	30, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots	27°C
Mon 26Oct	29, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	2 ft4 smushy	12kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots	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 MDW to CCS, changing at MIA, then 50 min by road. About 13h 25 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 28 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Pelua
Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 2 ft at 5 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to CCS, changing at MIA, then 50 min by road. About 13h 25 door to door

Rough cost

About £600–£1,150 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 CCS, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£275–£575
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£70–£115
Food	7 days eating out	£155–£290
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£65–£105
Total		£600–£1,150

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

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