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Playa Grande ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Playa Grande Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Peru – Ancash)

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Name: Playa Grande
Type: beach and point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: NW

Playa Grande in Ancash is an exposed beach and point break that has fairly consistent surf. The favoured time of year for waves is autumn. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights and there is also a left hand point break. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Playa Grande 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 Playa Grande:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break El Camotal 3 mi
Second closest break Bermejo 14 mi
Third closest break Centinela 23 mi
Fourth closest break Pasamayo 59 mi
Fifth closest break Polvorin 108 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Playa Grande:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 1842 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 2069 mi
Third closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 2089 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 2257 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 2298 mi

Tide stations nearest to Playa Grande:

Closest tide station Turbo, Colombia 1244 mi
Second closest tide station Balboa, Panama 1298 mi
Third closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 1327 mi
Fourth closest tide station Covenas, Colombia 1333 mi
Fifth closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 1351 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Playa Grande:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 62 mi
Second closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 823 mi
Third closest ski area Ski Arpa (Chile) 1658 mi
Fourth closest ski area Portillo (Chile) 1676 mi
Fifth closest ski area Los Penitentes (Argentina) 1678 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Playa Grande:

Closest city location Huarmey (Peru) 21 mi
Second closest city location Huaraz (Peru) 52 mi
Third closest city location Carhuaz (Peru) 53 mi
Fourth closest city location Chimbote (Peru) 53 mi
Fifth closest city location Yungay (Peru) 56 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Playa Grande is Teniente Fap Jaime A De Montr Morales (Chimbote) Airport (CHM) in Peru, which is 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Playa Grande is Commandante Fap German Arias Grazziani (Anta) Airport (ATA), also in Peru, 102 km (63 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Capitan Carlos Martinez De Pinillos (Trujillo) Airport (TRU), also in Peru, 147 km (91 miles) away.
Playa Grande break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Playa Grande, Peru - Ancash. Use the tab navigation above to view Playa Grande sea temperature, Playa Grande photographs, Playa Grande detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Playa Grande webcams, current wind from Peru - Ancash live weather stations and Playa Grande 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 Playa Grande.