El Camotal Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Lima, Peru)

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El Camotal Surf Guide

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.

El Camotal Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	consistent	19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Camotal:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Camotal occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Camotal (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing El Camotal with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Camotal Location Map

Interactive El Camotal surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. 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.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

El Camotal Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 22:23 Local Time

m, °C	Wed	Thursday 07
ft, °F	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	20	20	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at El Camotal

Current tide and informaton

For Callao, Peru, 6 km from El Camotal.

Next High Water: 09:50am | 0.9m

Next Low Water: 01:50am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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El Camotal Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 19.1 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at El Camotal. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite