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Mejia, Peru

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About Mejia

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

The spot faces SW (219°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (39°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). 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 January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and December, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Mejía, 0.1 km away (about 5 min by car).

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 35 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. 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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  2. Getting there. 1 h 55 from the airport to Mejia.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

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

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct345 ft11 shollow481kJ20°C
Mon 19Oct374 ft12 shollow499kJ21°C
Tue 20Oct314 ft10 shollow366kJ21°C
Wed 21Oct517 ft11 shollow1,200kJ21°C
Thu 22Oct477 ft11 shollow1,047kJ21°C
Fri 23Oct416 ft10 shollow553kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct335 ft9 shollow373kJ21°C
Sun 25Oct274 ft6 shollow127kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct345 ft8 shollow275kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct203 ft7 shollow88kJ21°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 expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 55 by road. About 21h 35 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 4 ft at best.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Mejia

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 8 kn (15 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Mejia

    Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 7 ft at 11 s, wind 10 kn (18 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Mejia

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 6 ft at 10 s, wind 9 kn (16 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Mejia

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 9 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to AQP, changing at ATL and LIM, then 1h 55 by road. About 21h 35 door to door

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Rough cost

About £845–£1,620 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 AQP, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£410–£855
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£845–£1,620

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

Places to eat near Mejía

  • Capriccioin the centre
  • El Balneario Restaurante1.0 km from the centre

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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