Punta La Farola, Peru
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pimentel, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIX (CIX), 18 km.
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About Punta La Farola
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (229°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (49°). 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 gently: 10 m deep about 550 m out (1 in 53). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in August, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually February and March, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Pimentel, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIX (CIX), 18 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 15 h 30 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.
See flights ORD → CIX · Skyscanner from about £350 returnAdGetting there. 40 min from the airport to Punta La Farola.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Pimentel, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: CIX (CIX), 18 km.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 42, fair | 4 ft12 scrumbling | 348kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 42, fair | 3 ft11 scrumbling | 254kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 36, fair | 4 ft10 smushy | 288kJ | wind from the south, 10 knots | 25°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 30, too small | 3 ft13 smushy | 271kJ | wind from the south, 9 knots | 25°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 20, poor | 4 ft11 smushy | 442kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 19, poor | 4 ft10 smushy | 308kJ | wind from the south, 15 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 15, poor | 3 ft9 smushy | 148kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 14 knots | 25°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 25, poor | 4 ft6 smushy | 98kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 11 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 30, poor | 4 ft6 smushy | 87kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 21, poor | 3 ft6 smushy | 62kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 25°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 OctTravel out
Fly ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 40 min by road. About 15h 30 door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Punta La Farola
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Punta La Farola
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 13 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 24 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 22 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 18 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly ORD to CIX, changing at PTY, then 40 min by road. About 15h 30 door to door
Rough cost
About £610–£1,205 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.
| 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 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | £30–£55 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £135–£255 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £60–£100 |
| Total | £610–£1,205 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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