Top 10 Best Surf Spots

Pérou offers a remarkable diversity of surf spots, making it sometimes difficult to choose between beaches. Surfing was born in Pérou, and its ancestor, the caballito de Totora, is still practiced today after several thousand years. With more than 2,000 km of coastline and powerful ocean currents, it's easy to find your perfect waves for surfing in Pérou. We present here a Top 10 of the best beaches in Pérou for surfing, a selection that seems shared by Magoo de la rosa, a former surf champion.

Pérou is increasingly attracting surfers from around the world, and a genuine community is emerging around this extreme sport throughout the country. In just a few years, the number of surfers has grown from a handful of enthusiasts to over 100,000, driven by rising stars of Peruvian surfing. Our site offers you a ranking of 10 surf spots truly worth the detour, so you can ride the most beautiful Peruvian waves during your trip to Pérou.

Top 10 Best Beaches for Surfing in Pérou

1. Chicama Beach:

This is a legendary destination in both Peruvian and world surfing. Located near the port of Malabrigo north of Trujillo, this beach offers what is today considered the world's longest left-hand wave! A wave stretching over one kilometer... It's particularly impressive on days when the wind blows into the wave, carving it deeper than usual. This is a spot that every surf lover must ride at least once in their lifetime. Chicama's wave has been classified by the Peruvian State as national heritage and the Chicama site benefits from legal protection.

2. La Herradura Beach:

This beach offers one of the most sought-after locations by Peruvian surfers because you'll find a truly complete wave in terms of size, speed, barrel shape, and three well-defined sections. La Herradura beach is located at the end of Costa Verde in Lima.

3. Pacasmayo Beach:

It offers some of the best extreme surfing opportunities. The surfer community has nicknamed the Pacasmayo wave the "train." The reason is that it's one of Pérou's widest waves, fast and with genuine power that structures the wave into a ramp shape, allowing for impressive aerial tricks.

4. San Gallán:

This isn't a beach proper, but rather an idyllic location in the surfing world as it offers a spot near the island in the Paracas reserve. It's a right-hand wave, dynamic, barrel-shaped, truly exhilarating!

5. Órganos Beach:

Located in northern Pérou, in the province of Talara. Surfers don't come here solely for the beautiful fine sand beaches

6. Cerro Azul Beach:

This is one of the most sought-after beaches by surfers for practicing their favorite sport. This spot offers magnificent waves perfect for attempting daring acrobatics. This surf spot also features an impressive right-hand wave, so if you must choose a beach during your vacation in Pérou, this one will delight you!

7. Chilca Beach:

Very much in vogue in recent years in Pérou, this surf spot is primarily for experienced surfers. The waves are particularly powerful and spectacular. Another particularity of this beach is that you can surf both left and right-hand waves with truly tubular shapes.

8. Cabo Blanco Beach:

Splits into two distinct breaks: Panic Point in winter and Cabo Blanco in summer. This surf spot is said to offer one of the most perfect barrels any wave can have in the world. A mythical location for many surfers.

9. Lobitos Beach:

Is a superb beach in the north of the country offering views of nearly perfect tubular waves. It was precisely on these waves that Sofia Mulanovich won the competition in 2009. The waves are quite wide and left-hand.

10. Pico Alto Beach:

We finish with this incredible surf spot, at the level of Punta Hermosa it's possible to surf one of the world's biggest waves, some can reach over 10 meters high. The waves at Pico Alto beach are of form, power, and dimension almost ideal, making them a dream wave for any surfer!