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El Ñuro Piura
El Ñuro, the nearest town. Photo: Ministerio de la Producción, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

El Nuro

Surf spot · Peru

Is it worth the trip?

20Poor out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

2 days tie for best

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 26 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
406kJ
Wind
SSE 11 kn
Temp
28°C

Wed 4 · 25 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
413kJ
Wind
SSE 11 kn
Temp
27°C

Thu 5 · 26 out of 100

Swell
4 ft12 scrumbling
Energy
343kJ
Wind
SSE 9 kn
Temp
27°C

Fri 6 · 10 out of 100

Swell
1 ft16 shollow
Energy
84kJ
Wind
SE 5 kn
Temp
27°C

Sat 7 · 9 out of 100

Swell
1 ft15 shollow
Energy
83kJ
Wind
SE 10 kn
Temp
29°C

Sun 8 · 12 out of 100

Swell
2 ft14 shollow
Energy
87kJ
Wind
SSE 11 kn
Temp
26°C

Mon 9 · 15 out of 100

Swell
2 ft13 shollow
Energy
94kJ
Wind
SSE 10 kn
Temp
27°C

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

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 232, too small
  2. Tue 326, too small
  3. Wed 425, too small
  4. Thu 526, too small
  5. Fri 610, too small
  6. Sat 79, too small
  7. Sun 812, too small
  8. Mon 915, too small
  9. Tue 109, too small
  10. Wed 1114, too small

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Beginner +who it suits
  • Works 5–19 ftof swell
  • Water 22 °C2 mm shorty

Full forecast

every day, every number
Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Nuro, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 2Nov32, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)531kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 3Nov26, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)406kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 4Nov25, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)413kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore27°C
Thu 5Nov26, too small4 ft12 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.)343kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, offshore27°C
Fri 6Nov10, too small1 ft16 shollowunder 1 ft at break (est.)84kJwind from the south-east, 5 knots, offshore27°C
Sat 7Nov9, too small1 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.)83kJwind from the south-east, 10 knots, offshore29°C
Sun 8Nov12, too small2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.)87kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore26°C
Mon 9Nov15, too small2 ft13 shollow3 ft at break (est.)94kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, offshore27°C
Tue 10Nov9, too small1 ft16 shollow3 ft at break (est.)68kJwind from the south-south-east, 11 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 11Nov14, too small2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.)75kJwind from the south-east, 6 knots, offshore27°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 03:27 −0.4 mHigh 09:19 +0.4 mLow 15:38 −0.6 mHigh 22:21 +0.7 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:49 −0.5 mHigh 10:46 +0.4 mLow 16:59 −0.6 mHigh 23:33 +0.7 m
  • Wed 4 NovLow 06:04 −0.5 mHigh 12:07 +0.5 mLow 18:13 −0.6 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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About El Nuro

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

The spot faces NW (321°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (141°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–19 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 43). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 22°C in July, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is El Ñuro, 0 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 22°C: 2 mm shorty. 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$884–US$1,670 each

about US$884–US$1,670 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 TYL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and LIM, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$382–US$797
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$884–US$1,670

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

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El Ñuro

about 5 min by car · 11 places to stay

about US$60/nightcountry average

See 11 places to stay in El Ñuro · Booking.com

About El Ñuro 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 20h 55m

About 20h 55m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → TYL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM), then 1h by road

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