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Thick Lip!, Zicatela

8:00 am 10 Jan 2012

Puerto Viejo way

12:14 pm 29 Sep 2011


El Camotal ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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El Camotal Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Ancash)

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Name: El Camotal
Type: -
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: ENE

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Overall El Camotal Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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El Camotal Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Camotal:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Playa Grande 3 mi
Second closest break Bermejo 17 mi
Third closest break Centinela 19 mi
Fourth closest break Polvorin 104 mi
Fifth closest break Conchitas 111 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Camotal:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 1845 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 2071 mi
Third closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 2093 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2259 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 2301 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Camotal:

Closest tide station Turbo, Colombia 1247 mi
Second closest tide station Balboa, Panama 1302 mi
Third closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 1330 mi
Fourth closest tide station Covenas, Colombia 1336 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 1354 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to El Camotal:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 64 mi
Second closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 820 mi
Third closest ski area Ski Arpa (Chile) 1654 mi
Fourth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1672 mi
Fifth closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1675 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to El Camotal:

Closest city location Huarmey (Peru) 18 mi
Second closest city location Huaraz (Peru) 52 mi
Third closest city location Carhuaz (Peru) 55 mi
Fourth closest city location Chimbote (Peru) 57 mi
Fifth closest city location Yungay (Peru) 58 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to El Camotal is Teniente Fap Jaime A De Montr Morales (Chimbote) Airport (CHM) in Peru, which is 81 km (50 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to El Camotal is Commandante Fap German Arias Grazziani (Anta) Airport (ATA), also in Peru, 87 km (54 miles) away.
El Camotal break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Camotal, Peru - Ancash. 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 - Ancash 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.