Ala Moana, Peru

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 18 km.

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About Ala Moana

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 beginners and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.0 km out (1 in 102). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 18 km. Within 5 km we also list 12 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 16 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 17 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 18 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ala Moana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	38, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	590kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 20Oct	33, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	464kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore	24°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	7 ft12 ssoft	1,146kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots	23°C
Thu 22Oct	62, good	8 ft11 ssoft	1,299kJ	wind from the south-east, 6 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	45, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	787kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 9 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	6 ft6 smushy	220kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	23°C
Sun 25Oct	47, fair	7 ft7 smushy	416kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	22°C
Mon 26Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 smushy	134kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Tue 27Oct	19, too small	4 ft7 smushy	120kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore	23°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 Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 40 min by road. About 16h door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Ala Moana
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 12 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Ala Moana
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 8 ft at 11 s, wind 6 kn (12 km/h).
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Ala Moana
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 7 ft at 9 s, wind 9 kn (17 km/h).
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 31 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Surf Ala Moana
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 7 ft at 7 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 40 min by road. About 16h door to door

Rough cost

About £640–£1,260 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 LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag	£380–£790
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Taxi	airport and back, shared	£30–£50
Food	7 days eating out	£135–£255
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£60–£100
Total		£640–£1,260

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

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