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8:21 am 20 Jan 2012

Pampilla

1:41 pm 24 Mar 2011


El Camotal ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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El Camotal Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Lima)

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Name: El Camotal
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: ESE

El Camotal in Lima is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of private,pollution, rocks and rips.

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Overall El Camotal Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Camotal:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Punta Perfection 2 mi
Second closest break El Cabezo 4 mi
Third closest break Pampilla 9 mi
Fourth closest break Punta Roquitas 9 mi
Fifth closest break Makaha 10 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Camotal:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 2008 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 2176 mi
Third closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 2194 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 2260 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2331 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Camotal:

Closest tide station Turbo, Colombia 1400 mi
Second closest tide station Balboa, Panama 1464 mi
Third closest tide station Covenas, Colombia 1484 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 1493 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 1521 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to El Camotal:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 206 mi
Second closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 678 mi
Third closest ski area Ski Arpa (Chile) 1485 mi
Fourth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1503 mi
Fifth closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1505 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to El Camotal:

Closest city location Callao (Peru) 4 mi
Second closest city location Lima - Jorge Chavez Airport (Peru) 6 mi
Third closest city location Lima (Peru) 9 mi
Fourth closest city location Independencia (Peru) 11 mi
Fifth closest city location San Luis (Peru) 12 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to El Camotal is Jorge Chavez International (Lima) Airport (LIM) in Peru, which is 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to El Camotal is Pisco Airport (PIO), also in Peru, 213 km (132 miles) away.
El Camotal break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Camotal, Peru - Lima. Use the tab navigation above to view El Camotal sea temperature, El Camotal photographs, El Camotal detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Camotal webcams, current wind from Peru - Lima live weather stations and El Camotal tide predictions. The Peru swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Peru and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Peru wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Camotal.