Surf season
When to surf Chicama
La Libertad, Peru
A mellow point break.
all year
Best months
Holds close to its best in any month
4–5 ft
Typical face
Median day in its best months
Most days
Surfable days
In its best months
TRU
Nearest airport
Where we price the trip from
Month by month
Median conditions per calendar month, from years of hindcast at this break. The bar is how good the month is relative to this spot's own best month, so a fickle beach break is measured against itself and not against Pipeline.
| Month | Relative quality | Typical face | Surfable days | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Feb | 4 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Mar | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Apr | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| May | 6 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Jun | 5 ft | 99% | Good | |
| Jul | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Aug | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Sep | 5 ft | 99% | Good | |
| Oct | 5 ft | 100% | Good | |
| Nov | 5 ft | 99% | Good | |
| Dec | 4 ft | 99% | Good |
What it is like
- What makes it work
- One of the longest left points on earth.
- Sweet spot
- 8 ft faces
- Tide
- Best on a all tide
- Nearest airport
- TRU
Getting there
We watch fares to TRU from the airports our readers fly from, and flag the weeks a cheap one lines up with real swell here.
Other breaks in Peru
We watch Chicama so you do not have to
BarrelFare checks the surf forecast and live airfare together, and tells you when a cheap flight lands on a good swell here.
Get the appMonths above are medians from years of hindcast, not a forecast. A median tells you when to plan a trip. It does not promise waves on a given day.