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La Cruz, Peru

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Malecon del Puerto de Ilo en el Perú 7
Ilo, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: Ciudades, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About La Cruz

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

The spot faces W (263°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (83°). 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 moderately: 10 m deep about 200 m out (1 in 20). 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 and December, with about 3 good days in 7; in September and October, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ilo, 7.5 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

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 22 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

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

    See flights MDW → TCQ · Skyscanner from about £420 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 2 h 30 from the airport to La Cruz.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in IloAd

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    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Ilo · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Ilo · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct684 ft11 shollow414kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct584 ft12 shollow494kJ20°C
Tue 20Oct684 ft15 shollow634kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct135 ft13 shollow754kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct105 ft9 scrumbling368kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct06 ft10 scrumbling701kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct375 ft9 scrumbling385kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct504 ft6 smushy127kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct544 ft8 scrumbling216kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct563 ft11 shollow228kJ21°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 TCQ, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 30 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf La Cruz

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 15 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf La Cruz

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 13 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf La Cruz

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

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

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf La Cruz

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 11 kn (20 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to TCQ, changing at ATL and LIM, then 2h 30 by road. About 22h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Ilo each day: El Olon de Ilo, Gentilares, Ilo Moquegua - Big sister, La Cruz.

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Rough cost

About £855–£1,640 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 TCQ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£420–£875
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£855–£1,640

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

Places to eat near Ilo

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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