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Pacasmayo, despite the few colonial buildings on the front, is not a pretty town. A few hostals exist, although most were closed when I was there last!

Atmosphere:
Classical and very long wave. In good days more than 1 Km !!!. It´s a spot that you can´t miss surfing if you came to Peru. You can always find foreign surfers here. If Chicama is too small, head for Pacasmayo - it picks up much more swell.

Additional Info:
The spot is very rocky reef, you have to be carefull and it is preferable for you to use booties. It´s a good idea to first have a look at the spot at low tide to check out the form of the reef, because where the wave breaks there are dangerous rocksThere is a STRONG current that increases depending of the size of the swell. The waves are high, fast, powerful and very long. Good paddle and long Surfboards are necessary. Watch out for the strong easterlies that blow here, these can knock the wave into a pile of mush.

The thing is that when a really big-big southern swell reaches the peruvian shores, Pacasmayo breaks 4 meters plus (about 12 feet) and the wave really has no end... its longer than chicama,and, of course, much bigger, a 4 m. + wave longer than chicama!!!! it seems the wave is going in direction to the east- in direction to Australia, and not to the shore.. its amazing ... you need a 7'4" minimum... You just have to be here in the right time... only breaks 2 or 3 times like this in all the year, i surf it like this only once, about 4 years ago.. i'm from Lima and always travel there when I can...

Location

Access

Ground way: By the Km 663 of the North Panamericana. OK for all kinds of vehicle. Also by bus. Air Way: Flights to the cities of Trujillo and Chiclayo. Pacasmayo is a small costal town, based on a cement works and a small fishing port. When in the town head to the sea front and then through a maze of streets heading south up over the low cliffs and out 2km south to the point.

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