Punta Sal
Surf spot · Peru
Is it worth the trip?
37Poor out of 100 for your dates
2 days tie for best
Tue 3 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 smushy
- Energy
- 251kJ
- Wind
- W 12 kn
- Temp
- 29°C
Wed 4 · 42 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 285kJ
- Wind
- NNE 2 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Thu 5 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft12 shollow
- Energy
- 229kJ
- Wind
- SSE 7 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Fri 6 · 46 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 shollow
- Energy
- 141kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sat 7 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft15 shollow
- Energy
- 87kJ
- Wind
- ESE 4 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Sun 8 · 28 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 105kJ
- Wind
- NE 5 kn
- Temp
- 27°C
Mon 9 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 84kJ
- Wind
- ESE 6 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 20, too big
- Tue 314, poor
- Wed 442, poor
- Thu 546, fair
- Fri 646, fair
- Sat 722, too small
- Sun 828, too small
- Mon 930, too small
- Tue 1032, too small
- Wed 1142, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
- Offshore: SEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 0, too big | 4 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 393kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 14, poor | 3 ft12 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 251kJ | wind from the west, 12 knots | 29°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 42, poor | 3 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 285kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots | 26°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft12 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 229kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 46, fair | 3 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.) | 141kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 22, too small | 1 ft15 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 87kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore | 27°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 28, too small | 2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 105kJ | wind from the north-east, 5 knots | 27°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 30, too small | 2 ft14 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 84kJ | offshorewind from the east-south-east, 6 knots, offshore | 26°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 32, too small | 2 ft12 shollow3 ft at break (est.) | 80kJ | offshorewind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 42, too small | 2 ft15 shollow4 ft at break (est.) | 136kJ | wind from the north, 4 knots | 27°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 03:26 −0.5 mHigh 09:20 +0.5 mLow 15:38 −0.7 mHigh 22:21 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 04:48 −0.5 mHigh 10:46 +0.4 mLow 16:58 −0.6 mHigh 23:33 +0.7 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:03 −0.6 mHigh 12:06 +0.5 mLow 18:12 −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
the place in full, sources, credits
About Punta Sal
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces NW (312°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (132°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves steeply: 10 m deep about 150 m out (1 in 14). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would break hollow. The sea is about 22°C in August, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 26°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Punta Sal, 0.4 km away (about 5 min by car).
Water about 23°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$872–US$1,640 each
about US$872–US$1,640 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 2 November 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to GYE, estimated from distance and season, changing at MIA, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$369–US$765 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$81–US$134 |
| 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$81–US$134 |
| Total | about US$872–US$1,640 |
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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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 2 November 2026.
Getting there: about 18h 25m
About 18h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → GYE, changing at Miami International Airport (MIA), then 4h 25m by road
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