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Spot de Punta Rocas

Punta Rocas kitesurf and surf spot

Peru · Provincia de Lima

-12.35 | -76.82

Overview

Punta Rocas is a world-renowned surf spot located in the Punta Negra district, south of Lima in Peru. This spot regularly hosts international surfing competitions. The south wind blows in the afternoon between 12 and 20 knots from May to December. The spot is primarily a surf spot with powerful waves over a rocky bottom. The spot is reserved for expert riders for kitesurfing. The water is cool (16-20°C).
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Punta Rocas: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Wind is uneven from month to month: the best months are January, August and November, at 16 rideable days and 21 °C. The low point is May, at 5.5 days.

Rideable days per month

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 100% 13-20 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 100% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is July, at 18 °C. The wettest month is February, with 21 mm. Bar height is the month's rideable days; the split shows how its wind hours break down by strength.

Monthly averages — Punta Rocas — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 18.5 122 h 25 °C 9 mm
February 13.5 98 h 26 °C 21 mm
March 9.5 50 h 25 °C 3 mm
April 9.0 42 h 23 °C 1 mm
May 5.5 25 h 20 °C 0 mm
June 8.5 41 h 19 °C 2 mm
July 9.0 44 h 18 °C 1 mm
August 15.5 76 h 18 °C 2 mm
September 9.5 42 h 18 °C 1 mm
October 12.0 74 h 19 °C 3 mm
November 14.5 71 h 21 °C 1 mm
December 10.0 44 h 22 °C 4 mm
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Technical details of Punta Rocas spot

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Spot opening date

Open all year round

Required level

Expert

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