Roka Beach
Surf spot · Peru
Is it worth the trip?
28Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 12 s
Mon 2 · 33 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft12 sslab
- Energy
- 615kJ
- Wind
- SSE 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tue 3 · 15 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 350kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 627kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 shollow
- Energy
- 407kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 10 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sat 7 · 29 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 356kJ
- Wind
- SSE 4 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 461kJ
- Wind
- SE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 135, too small
- Mon 233, too small
- Tue 315, too small
- Wed 429, too small
- Thu 529, too small
- Fri 610, too small
- Sat 729, too small
- Sun 834, too small
- Mon 926, too small
- Tue 1011, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wtakes swell from the W
- Offshore: Ewind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–10 ftof swell
- Water 17 °C3/2 wetsuit
- Best in Feb5 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for experts | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 35, too small | 5 ft12 sslab8 ft at break (est.) | 675kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 33, too small | 5 ft12 sslab8 ft at break (est.) | 615kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 15, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 350kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 29, too small | 5 ft12 shollow7 ft at break (est.) | 627kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 29, too small | 4 ft11 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 407kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 10, too small | 2 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 29, too small | 3 ft14 shollow5 ft at break (est.) | 356kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, too small | 4 ft12 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 461kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 26, too small | 5 ft10 shollow6 ft at break (est.) | 406kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 11, too small | 3 ft9 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 140kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 24°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
- Sun 1 NovLow 05:53 −0.2 mHigh 10:25 −0.0 mLow 15:57 −0.3 mHigh 23:39 +0.5 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 07:05 −0.2 mHigh 12:14 +0.0 mLow 17:29 −0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:46 +0.4 mLow 07:58 −0.3 mHigh 13:38 +0.1 mLow 19:00 −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.
Best time to go
best in Feb
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan4of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb5of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar4of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr2of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Roka Beach
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces W (249°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (69°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up, because of a steep sea floor. It works in 3–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very steeply: 10 m deep about 50 m out (1 in 6). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 16°C in September, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Ventanilla, 3.3 km away (about 10 min by car).
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$891–US$1,710 each
about US$891–US$1,710 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, 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
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to LIM, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$429–US$898 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$40–US$67 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$161–US$268 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$181–US$342 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$80–US$134 |
| Total | about US$891–US$1,710 |
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
6 min by car · 16 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
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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
About 16h door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → LIM, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 40 min by road
Flights MDW → LIM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.