punta faro, Peru

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 148 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 97 km.

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About punta faro

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

The spot faces W (266°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (86°). 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 13). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 24°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 148 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 97 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 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to CIX, changing at PTY.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Talara, is 148 km away. Nearest airport: PIU (PIU), 97 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 punta faro, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, poor	6 ft12 shollow	842kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	24°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	5 ft12 shollow	670kJ	wind from the south, 6 knots	26°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 shollow	606kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	1,040kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	7 ft12 shollow	1,191kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	0, too big	6 ft11 shollow	851kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 15 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	4 ft10 shollow	373kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 shollow	132kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 12 knots	25°C
Mon 26Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 shollow	116kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots	26°C
Tue 27Oct	37, fair	4 ft7 shollow	124kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 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 ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 3h 20 by road. About 18h 10 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf punta faro
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 11 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf punta faro
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 14 kn (25 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 3h 20 by road. About 18h 10 door to door

Rough cost

About £640–£1,250 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 ORD to CIX, estimated from distance and season, changing at PTY, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£350–£730
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		£640–£1,250

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

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