Punta Roquitas, Peru
No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 14 km.
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About Punta Roquitas
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 very gently: 10 m deep about 1.3 km out (1 in 133). 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). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February and March, with about 6 good days in 7; in September, about 2. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 14 km. Within 5 km we also list 10 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).
See flights MDW → LIM · Skyscanner from about £380 returnAdGetting there. 35 min from the airport to Punta Roquitas.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Callao, 13 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), 14 km.
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Forecast
Punta Roquitas 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
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 52, good | 5 ft11 ssoft | 636kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 52, good | 5 ft12 ssoft | 609kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 45, fair | 5 ft10 ssoft | 492kJ | wind from the east, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, too big | 6 ft12 ssoft | 1,006kJ | wind from the south-east, 9 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, too big | 8 ft11 ssoft | 1,299kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 24, poor | 5 ft11 smushy | 593kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 27, poor | 5 ft6 smushy | 141kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 23°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 31, poor | 6 ft7 smushy | 239kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 50, good | 4 ft6 smushy | 121kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 23°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 41, fair | 3 ft7 smushy | 112kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 16h door to door
- Tue 20 OctSurf Punta Roquitas
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 33 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Punta Roquitas
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 5 ft at 6 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
Fly MDW to LIM, changing at ATL, then 35 min by road. About 16h door to door
Rough cost
About £635–£1,250 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 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 | £25–£40 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | £135–£255 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about £85 to fly your own | £60–£100 |
| Total | £635–£1,250 |
Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.
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