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Puerto Viejo, Peru

Stay in Chilca: see the trip Its beds, the way there and every spot near it.

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About Puerto Viejo

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

The spot faces W (248°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (68°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 7). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Chilca, 7.7 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 40 from the airport to Puerto Viejo.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in ChilcaAd

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

Puerto Viejo does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct495 ft11 shollow636kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct485 ft11 shollow578kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct385 ft10 shollow497kJ26°C
Wed 21Oct06 ft12 shollow1,028kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct08 ft11 shollow1,267kJ25°C
Fri 23Oct285 ft11 shollow567kJ24°C
Sat 24Oct315 ft6 shollow174kJ26°C
Sun 25Oct266 ft6 shollow234kJ26°C
Mon 26Oct554 ft6 shollow112kJ25°C
Tue 27Oct413 ft9 shollow131kJ26°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

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 1h 40 by road. About 17h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Puerto Viejo

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 6 kn (11 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Puerto Viejo

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Las Gramas

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 1h 40 by road. About 17h door to door

The plan picks the best of 3 spots near Chilca each day: Las Gramas, Puerto Nuevo, Puerto Viejo.

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Rough cost

About £815–£1,555 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 LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£380–£790
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£815–£1,555

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

Places to eat near Chilca

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