When I first came to northern Peru in 2002 I believe I was one of the first ones to kitesurf the wave of Pacasmayo, helping to put it on the map in the kitesurfing world. Coming back in 2016 I was amazed how established and well visited the place has become. The wave kiting conditions however keep making it a standout amongst the international line up of wave spots — just as the glimpses fourteen years earlier suggested.

Due to the clinics held in the following four years I’ve checked and kited all the spots in Northern Peru — almost all the spots.. I knew there was a spot that has kinda been kept secret — or at least you weren’t able to go there as it was situated in a fenced off natural reserve.

I couldn’t have been more excited to hear that Martin Vari, a previous kitesurf world champ, friend and fellow team mate from the early kiting years has been sitting on top of the secret and been working on opening a private and exclusive surf lodge there. He managed to be able to start welcoming guests in 2019 and it’ll be a great pleasure to visit him with a first group in 2020 at this very special place, called PUNTA LUNA. Besides being situated in a breathtaking environment of the Illescas Natural Reserve with nobody around — and nobody able to go there — you won’t see more guys on the water than Martin, myself and the other seven guys in the clinic.

The first trip will combine going to both places, Pacasmayo and Punta Luna, 5 days at each place. The coaching program will be focussing more on Pacasmayo in order to take advantage of the ideal and easier conditions there to progress your riding. At Punta Luna you can then apply the newly mastered skills in potentially a bit more challenging conditions. The video coaching will be continuing there as well, being able to watch the action of the day in the evenings.

In the second trip you’ll come straight to Punta Luna for a 8 day stay there. It will be required that you have either taken part in a previous Wave Clinic with Marc or you can show that you are at the required “Expert Level”.

Pacasmayo is well worth a kite trip by itself, combining it with a visit to the Punta Luna is a real treat.

Punta Luna is the relevation of the year in terms of wave spots. There are only very few private waves left in this world — let alone new ones popping up.

The spot was discovered by the peruvian surfer and legend Wawa who protected not only the unreal wave he found, but also the untouched and pristine nature it is settled into.

After Wawa passed away seven years ago, his long time friend Martin has taken over his cause to protect the area, but also opening an ecolodge and making the place accessible to a very limited number of guests.

Kitesurf wave conditions and spots

Peru hosts some of the longest surf- and kiteable lefts on this planet. While Chicama is well known in surfing, Pacasmayo takes this place in the kitesurfing world as its wave is well reached by the wind all the way from the peak along to the pier in town. For the days that it breaks all the way through you better make sure to train your legs before the trip..;)
The wave in Pacasmayo is fairly mellow and therefore allows you to progress a great deal as the wave rather stays ‘attackable’ and doesn’t punish you as much through that learning process. Even when it gets bigger the wave stays approachable. Thanks to the side-offshore winds it’s great to work and focus on your down-the-line wave riding.

The wave in Punta Luna has a bit more power and makes your wave rides even more attractive yet a bit more demanding as well. Also there are a few more challenges with rocks to deal with. Therefore it’s great to be getting warmed up in Pacasmayo first — or making sure you’re good enough to hit Punta Luna straight away.

The winds in Pacasmayo can be a bit light so that you will definitely need a 12m2 (as an average 80kg guy). In Punta Luna the winds are a bit stronger, so a 10 will probably be the most used kite there.

Enjoy kitesurf perú