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Piedras negras, Peru

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Ilo, the nearest town, 20 km away. Photo: Ciudades, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Piedras negras

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

The spot faces W (251°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (71°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 21). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 4 good days in 7; in September, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ilo.

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 22 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to AQP, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).

    See flights MDW → AQP · Skyscanner from about £410 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to Piedras negras.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Ilo, 20 km (about 35 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Piedras negras: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Ilo, 20 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Ilo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ilo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Piedras negras on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct354 ft11 shollow462kJ18°C
Mon 19Oct344 ft12 shollow480kJ19°C
Tue 20Oct324 ft10 shollow315kJ19°C
Wed 21Oct556 ft12 shollow876kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct437 ft11 smushy970kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct426 ft10 scrumbling559kJ20°C
Sat 24Oct355 ft8 scrumbling328kJ19°C
Sun 25Oct254 ft6 smushy124kJ19°C
Mon 26Oct295 ft8 scrumbling313kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct204 ft8 smushy160kJ20°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 AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 30 by road. About 22h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Piedras negras

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 6 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Piedras negras

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Piedras negras

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 7 kn (12 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Piedras negras

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 30 by road. About 22h 10 door to door

The trip from Ilo, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £845–£1,620 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 AQP, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£855
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£845–£1,620

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

Places to eat near Ilo

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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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Ilo, 20 km (about 35 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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