Piedras Negras

A jetty-assisted right-hander breaking over deep water on the Southern Peru coast, Piedras Negras offers a relaxed session in rarely crowded conditions with warm tropical water and a long wall on good days. It needs 5-6ft of swell to wake up, handles well overhead and bigger, and works across all tides. SW and S groundswells push the wave along the rock jetty, with offshore conditions likely on SE to E winds. Crowd pressure is almost zero outside major swells, making it a genuine get-some-waves spot for surfers of all levels. Bottom: deep water reef/jetty. Season: austral swell season, typically April through October. Consistency: moderate, swell-dependent. The exit is the main hazard: the shore is rocky, so drift toward the sandy beach section before paddling in rather than trying to exit near the jetty itself.