Peru · Cañete · #5 of Peru's ten by fame
The Beach Boys sang about it in 1962. The wave moves every year.
How we rated it: up one for a sourced find, a mention in the Beach Boys' first major hit. Photo: Lalitocy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cerro Azul is a fishing village and former port 131 km south of Lima. The Beach Boys mentioned it in their first major hit, Surfin' Safari, in 1962. South of the pier is Puerto Viejo, the old port, with the holiday homes and most of the surfing, on left breaks. North of the pier the beach is longer and sandier.
Warmest sea in February. Fewest wet days in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December. Pick your fight.
One year of data, 2025, from Open-Meteo at this beach's coordinates. A rain day is 1 mm or more. The red bar is the month to aim for in each row.
2 beaches within 6 km, as the gull flies.
Straight-line distances from the mapped beach shapes (OpenStreetMap). Roads are longer, and in Bali they are much longer.
Frequently visited in summer.
Surfin' Safari, their first major hit, released in 1962.
131 km south of Lima.
