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Huanchaco, Peru

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Huanchaco, Peru

All-level beach breaks, springsuit–3/2 water by season, growing nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round99% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels2 known spots
Boardbothbeach
Water17–22.4°Cspringsuit–3/2 most of the year
Internet318 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,330+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

2 spots within 25 km · 2 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • Huancarutebeach0.2 km
  • Beach break · 0.3 km NEbeach0.3 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 95%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
99peak · Feb
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
77%87%85%68%76%68%69%81%85%67%69%64%
Water
19°22°22°21°20°19°19°18°18°17°17°18°
Barsless surfablemore
Water3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner98%96%96%93%92%91%82%87%85%91%92%100%
Intermediate90%99%98%99%98%96%94%95%95%95%96%86%
Advanced38%64%74%68%77%69%63%58%54%58%52%27%

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Working from here

median 318 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla318 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party62 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,470
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,330–$2,230
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Huanchaco.
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Getting there

Nearest airportCapitán FAP Carlos Martínez de Pinillos International Airport
CodeTRU
Distance1 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction