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Punta Sal, Peru

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About Punta Sal

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

The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 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 22°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Punta Sal, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car).

Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 18 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GYE, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA).

    See flights MDW → GYE · Skyscanner from about £325 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 25 from the airport to Punta Sal.

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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 beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct33 ft12 smushy272kJ26°C
Mon 19Oct373 ft12 shollow227kJ26°C
Tue 20Oct283 ft11 shollow197kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct373 ft13 shollow301kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct93 ft12 shollow287kJ29°C
Fri 23Oct443 ft11 shollow191kJ29°C
Sat 24Oct212 ft10 shollow104kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct162 ft10 shollow47kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct151 ft11 shollow32kJ26°C
Tue 27Oct262 ft14 shollow109kJ26°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 beginner surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 4h 25 by road. About 18h 25 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Punta Sal

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 7 kn (13 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Punta Sal

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 13 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Punta Sal

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, wind 12 kn (22 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Punta Sal

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Punta Sal

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GYE, changing at MIA, then 4h 25 by road. About 18h 25 door to door

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Rough cost

About £760–£1,440 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 GYE, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£325–£675
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£760–£1,440

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

Places to eat near Punta Sal

  • Casas WillySeafood · 0.1 km from the centre
  • La Cevicheria & BarPeruvian · 1.7 km from the centre
  • La Piramide Del Mar0.2 km from the centre
  • Oliva Limon & Bar1.4 km from the centre
  • Blue Marlin1.5 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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