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Edificio con características virreynales en la plaza de Ancón
Ancon, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: Keen Ferrer Quispe Mamani, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Conchitas

Surf spot · Peru

Is it worth the trip?

31Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Wed 4: 5 ft swell at 12 s, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 20 out of 100

Swell
4 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
388kJ
Wind
SSE 10 kn
Temp
23°C

Wed 4 · 38 out of 100

Swell
5 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
709kJ
Wind
SSE 8 kn
Temp
23°C

Thu 5 · 32 out of 100

Swell
4 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
450kJ
Wind
SSE 4 kn
Temp
23°C

Fri 6 · 25 out of 100

Swell
4 ft11 scrumbling
Energy
292kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
23°C

Sat 7 · 26 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
513kJ
Wind
SSW 9 kn
Temp
23°C

Sun 8 · 33 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
468kJ
Wind
S 4 kn
Temp
23°C

Mon 9 · 29 out of 100

Swell
5 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
381kJ
Wind
S 6 kn
Temp
23°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 9 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 240, too small
  2. Tue 320, too small
  3. Wed 438, too small
  4. Thu 532, too small
  5. Fri 625, too small
  6. Sat 726, too small
  7. Sun 833, too small
  8. Mon 929, too small
  9. Tue 1013, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces Wtakes swell from the W
  • Offshore: Ewind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–20 ftof swell
  • Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

Conchitas does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Conchitas, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov40, too small5 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)682kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots23°C
Tue 3Nov20, too small4 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)388kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots23°C
Wed 4Nov38, too small5 ft12 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.)709kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots23°C
Thu 5Nov32, too small4 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)450kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots23°C
Fri 6Nov25, too small4 ft11 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)292kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore23°C
Sat 7Nov26, too small4 ft12 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)513kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots23°C
Sun 8Nov33, too small4 ft12 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)468kJwind from the south, 4 knots23°C
Mon 9Nov29, too small5 ft10 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)381kJwind from the south, 6 knots23°C
Tue 10Nov13, too small2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.)177kJwind from the south, 12 knots23°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Mon 2 NovLow 07:04 −0.2 mHigh 12:12 +0.0 mLow 17:26 −0.3 m
  • Tue 3 NovHigh 00:44 +0.4 mLow 07:57 −0.3 mHigh 13:37 +0.1 mLow 18:58 −0.2 m
  • Wed 4 NovHigh 01:43 +0.4 mLow 08:39 −0.3 mHigh 14:40 +0.2 mLow 20:15 −0.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

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the spot and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Conchitas

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces W (282°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (102°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 300 m out (1 in 31). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Ancon, 2.5 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$931–US$1,780 each

about US$931–US$1,780 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$429–US$898
Hire car6 days, sharedabout US$80–US$134
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$161–US$268
Food7 days eating outabout US$181–US$342
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$80–US$134
Totalabout US$931–US$1,780

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Ancon

about 5 min by car · 9 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 9 places to stay in Ancon · Booking.com

About Ancon its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$60 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 16h 15m

About 16h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → LIM, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 50 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.