Waikiki
Surf spot · Peru
Is it worth the trip?
42Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Wed 4: 6 ft swell at 12 s
Tue 3 · 27 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 470kJ
- Wind
- SE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Wed 4 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 850kJ
- Wind
- SE 8 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 544kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 31 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 360kJ
- Wind
- ESE 3 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sat 7 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft14 scrumbling
- Energy
- 478kJ
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Sun 8 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft12 scrumbling
- Energy
- 557kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Mon 9 · 41 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 460kJ
- Wind
- ESE 7 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 9 days
Full forecast- Mon 251, fair
- Tue 327, too small
- Wed 447, fair
- Thu 542, too small
- Fri 631, too small
- Sat 742, too small
- Sun 846, fair
- Mon 941, too small
- Tue 1027, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 51, fair | 6 ft12 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 877kJ | wind from the south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 27, too small | 5 ft11 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 470kJ | wind from the south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 47, fair | 6 ft12 scrumbling9 ft at break (est.) | 850kJ | wind from the south-east, 8 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 42, too small | 5 ft11 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 544kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 31, too small | 4 ft11 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 360kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 23°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 42, too small | 4 ft14 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 478kJ | offshorewind from the east, 4 knots, offshore | 23°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 46, fair | 5 ft12 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 557kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots | 23°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 41, too small | 5 ft10 scrumbling7 ft at break (est.) | 460kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 7 knots | 24°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 27, too small | 5 ft8 ssoft6 ft at break (est.) | 293kJ | wind from the 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
- Mon 2 NovLow 07:11 −0.2 mHigh 12:20 +0.0 mLow 17:36 −0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovHigh 00:51 +0.4 mLow 08:03 −0.3 mHigh 13:44 +0.1 mLow 19:07 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:49 +0.4 mLow 08:45 −0.3 mHigh 14:46 +0.2 mLow 20:23 −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).
- Jan3of 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
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 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 Waikiki
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (234°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (54°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 42). 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 22°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually February, with about 5 good days in 7; in August and September, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Miraflores, 1.7 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 11 surf spots.
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$884–US$1,690 each
about US$884–US$1,690 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$33–US$54 |
| 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$884–US$1,690 |
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
3 min by car · 391 places to stay
about US$60/nightcountry average
About Miraflores its beds, food and every spot near it
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- Beds in Lurin on Booking.com
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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 15h 55m
About 15h 55m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → LIM, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 35 min by road
Flights MDW → LIM on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.