San Maloy, Peru

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mejía, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: AQP (AQP), 100 km.

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About San Maloy

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

The spot faces SW (218°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (38°). 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 steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). 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 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mejía, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: AQP (AQP), 100 km.

Water about 18°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 21 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to AQP, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM).
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Getting there. 2 h 05 from the airport to San Maloy.
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No town nearby
No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Mejía, is 69 km away. Nearest airport: AQP (AQP), 100 km.
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Forecast

San Maloy 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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Maloy, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	4 ft11 shollow	463kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	61, good	5 ft12 shollow	520kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft14 shollow	650kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	6 ft12 shollow	902kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 shollow	728kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	6 ft10 shollow	590kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	35, poor	5 ft9 shollow	373kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Sun 25Oct	46, fair	4 ft6 smushy	140kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	21°C
Mon 26Oct	47, fair	5 ft8 shollow	261kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	21°C
Tue 27Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 shollow	76kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	21°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 MDW to AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 05 by road. About 21h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf San Maloy
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 14 s, wind 4 kn (8 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
Surf San Maloy
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Surf San Maloy
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 05 by road. About 21h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £700–£1,375 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 AQP, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£410–£855
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		£700–£1,375

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

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