Pepinos, Peru

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Cerro Azul, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 147 km.

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About Pepinos

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

The spot faces SW (234°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (54°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January and February, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Cerro Azul, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 147 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 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 50 from the airport to Pepinos.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Cerro Azul, 16 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 147 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 Pepinos, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 s	609kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 s	432kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	26°C
Wed 21Oct	50, good	6 ft12 s	842kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	26°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	7 ft11 s	1,076kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 s	630kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	23, too small	5 ft5 s	117kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	26°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	6 ft7 s	292kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	26°C
Mon 26Oct	22, too small	4 ft6 s	97kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	26°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	3 ft6 s	85kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 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. 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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 2h 50 by road. About 18h 15 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Pepinos
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Pepinos
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Pepinos
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 5 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Pepinos
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 6 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 2h 50 by road. About 18h 15 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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