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Ensenada in Lima is a reasonably exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and there is a left hand point break as well. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall Ensenada 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Peru - Lima surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Ensenada

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ensenada:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	La Costa	1 mi
Second closest break	Puerto Viejo	4 mi
Third closest break	Santa Maria	15 mi
Fourth closest break	San Bartolo	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Huayaco	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ensenada:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	2053 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	2142 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	2197 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	2306 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	2341 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ensenada:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	1439 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	1507 mi
Third closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	1521 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	1537 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	1568 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ensenada:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	252 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	630 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	1438 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	1456 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	1457 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ensenada:
Closest city location	Mala (Peru)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Chilca (Peru)	10 mi
Third closest city location	San Bartolo (Peru)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Quilmana (Peru)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Vicente de Canete (Peru)	35 mi

• The nearest passenger airport to Ensenada is Jorge Chavez International (Lima) Airport (LIM) in Peru, which is 84 km (52 miles) away (directly).
• The second closest airport to Ensenada is Pisco Airport (PIO), also in Peru, 132 km (82 miles) away.