Submitted by guest on 24 April 2008 - 4:52pm.
Máncora is a sunny surf town very popular with travellers, located in the North Coast of Peru. It has great side-onshore wind most days during it's windy season from April-May through December-January. The wave in Máncora is long and pure and many people use directional boards and kitesurf the wave here.
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Your holiday in this spaceGetting there:
Nearest airport:
Piura, Talara
Nearest big city:
Tumbes, Piura
Nearest town:
Mancora
Trip from town:
medium
Access:
immediate
Directions:
From Lima: 1.30 hours by plane to Piura, then taxi 2.30 hours for 60 us dollars Or Bus from Lima depart 3pm arrives mancora 8 am.
From Tumbes: 1.30 hours by car
From Piura: 2.30 hours.
You can also fly to Guayaquil, Ecuador and take a 6 hour bus ride directly to Mancora. Getting transportation from any of the airports is easy.
If you are in Máncora, just walk to the beach and you will find kitesurfer's all along this very long beach.
Low-cost flights to MancoraAt the beach:
Level required:
intermediate
Best style:
freestyle
wave
Watersports:
kitesurf
windsurf
surf
sailing
Spot type:
beach
Shore:
soft sand
Bottom:
sandy
Crowd:
sparse
Hazards:
- totally safe
Facilities:
+ school
+ launch area
+ gear rental
+ toilets
+ food
+ shop
+ parking
Beach rules:
Like any spot that is good for surfing, give the right away to the surfers that are paddling in, if they are in the line up. Also, be respectful of the locals. Practice good wave riding etiquette by not short jibing other kiters that are further up the point, get into the rotation..... and take your turn. If you are jumping around on a twin tips and guys are kiting the waves, get out of the waves and jump around in the bay out of the way. Don't leave trash on the beach.
Weather:
Mancora is gifted with amazing weather year around. With the clashing of the warm and cool ocean currents just to the south, a great micro climate has been created. The average air temperature 80°F all year with cool nights. The ocean water in and around Mancora is trunks 365 days a year. There is the off chance that you will need a spring suit to cut some chill from the wind. Keep in mind that the water just 45 min south is much colder and full suits are mandatory in the winter and spring suit to shorty in the summer. The water temp is very dependent on the currents.
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Wind conditions:
Dominant winds:
SE
S
SW
Respect to shore:
side-onshore
Best direction:
SW
Wind strenght (Bf):
3-4
4-5
5-6
Blowing at:
afternoon
Best season:
[70% >= 4bf]
› May
› June
› July
› August
› September
› October
› November
Medium season:
[45-70% >= 4bf]
› April
› May
› June
› July
› August
› September
› October
› November
› December
Wind details:
Very good thermal winds and very consistent. A sunny day brings on strong wind in the late morning and throughout the afternoon. The wind direction is always S to SW and this is side to side on for the bay in Mancora.
On the water:
Water quality:
clean
Best tide:
no dependency
Waves:
medium waves (1-2.5m)
Consistency:
sometimes (21-60 days/yr)
Water details:
The water here is beautiful. In Mancora you have everything from the point which has a great left hand peeling wave that is pretty easy to kite on to beach break launch ramps that are more down in the bay. The point starts off as cobble stone rocks that on a low tide can be exposed and will take your fins right off. High tide there is nothin to worry about. the inside of the point is all sand.
When is flat:
Day activities:
Surfing. Girls watching.
Night scene:
Some bars and restaurants in Mancora. Be very careful where you eat, as many beach front shacks lack refrigeration. Samana Chakra restaurant is excellent, and Geko's great for pizza and garlic bread - both owned by kiters
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Bring a 7, 9 and 12 meters
on 24 April 2008 - 5:03pm
Bring a 7, 9 and 12 meters kite plus short 3/2 mm and full suit 3/2 mm. Nearby Lobitos (1 hour car ride)give you best waves for kiteboarding too !!! Transportation easy from Mancora. Best seafood in the entire world and very cheap. Mancora has 2 ATM machines. Plenty hotels all budgets.