Lima, Peru
Makaha (Miraflores)
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.7–3 m
Any tide
Lima's classic city break below the Miraflores cliffs: a shifting sandbar that produces fast, racy rights and lefts with the Malecón overhead. Consistent, crowded at peak and backed by a proper urban surf culture (the Clube Waikiki is at the top of the stairs).
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCrowdsPollution
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, S, W
- Best wind
- S, SE
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.7–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -12.1300, -77.0320
Facilities
ParkingToiletsShowersCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental