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Carupano in Sucre is an exposed river break that has consistent surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The river breaks offer lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips and sharks.

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Overall Carupano Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Venezuela - Sucre surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Carupano

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Carupano:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Copey	1 mi
Second closest break	Punta de Guiria	5 mi
Third closest break	Chaguarama	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Pui Puy	15 mi
Fifth closest break	La Esmeralda	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Carupano:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	401 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	548 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	719 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	740 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	813 mi
Tide stations nearest to Carupano:
Closest tide station	Grenada	140 mi
Second closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	175 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	221 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia	262 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castries, St. Lucia	277 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Carupano:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1687 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1908 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	2104 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	2104 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	2106 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Carupano:
Closest city location	Carupano (Venezuela)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Caripito (Venezuela)	40 mi
Third closest city location	El Guamache (Venezuela)	44 mi
Fourth closest city location	Porlamar (Venezuela)	45 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Asuncion (Venezuela)	48 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Carupano is General Jose Francisco Bermudez (Carupano) Airport (CUP) in Venezuela, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Carupano is Del Caribe International Gen Santago Marino (Porlamar) Airport (PMV), also in Venezuela, 82 km (51 miles) away.
• Third is Antonio Jose De Sucre (Cumana) Airport (CUM) in Venezuela, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• Guiria Airport (GUI) in Venezuela is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Maturin Airport (MUN), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Carupano and is 104 km (65 miles) away.