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Punta Negra, Peru

All 3 surf towns in Peru

All levelsBeach breaks9 spots nearby
Punta Negra, Peru

All-level beach breaks, springsuit–4/3 water by season, growing nomad scene.

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At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round100% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels9 known spots
Boardboth · longboardbeach
Water16.8–21.8°Cspringsuit–4/3 most of the year
Internet298 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,290+all-in, estimated

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

9 spots within 25 km · 9 with own season data

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

Hazardsrips

Spot details

  • Playa Kon Tikibeach0.5 km
  • Centro De Alto Rendimiento De Surf0.5 km
  • Surf spot · 0.5 km S0.5 km
  • Playa Blancabeach0.8 km
  • Playa Negrabeach1.1 km
  • Playa Caballerosbeach2.6 km
  • Playa El Silenciobeach4.1 km
  • El Huaicobeach5 km
  • Club Yucaracu6.8 km

3 cafés · 1 gymPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (4)
Cafés3 listed
Gyms1 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 98%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
100peak · Feb
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmido-hdo-hdo-hdo-hdmidmidmid
Wind ok
89%96%96%90%85%78%74%78%78%73%81%88%
Water
20°22°22°21°19°18°18°17°17°17°18°19°
Barsless surfablemore
Water3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°4/3 wetsuit13–16°
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
Beginner81%80%73%73%57%58%61%75%70%71%78%92%
Intermediate99%100%99%99%98%97%95%96%97%97%99%100%
Advanced96%100%100%100%100%98%99%100%98%98%99%98%

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Working from here

median 298 Mbps · no known coworking · from $770 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla298 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party49 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$770–$1,470
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,290–$2,170
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for Punta Negra.
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Getting there

Nearest airportJorge Chávez International Airport
CodeLIM
Distance49 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