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Chirere in Caracas Area is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south with some shelter here from east winds. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northeast. There are left and right breaking reefs. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rocks in the line up.

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Overall Chirere 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Chirere:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Todasana	3 mi
Second closest break	La Punta de Las Caracas	4 mi
Third closest break	Playa Grande	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Pantaleta	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Chirimena	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Chirere:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	453 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	720 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	751 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	920 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	953 mi
Tide stations nearest to Chirere:
Closest tide station	Schottegat, Curaçao	190 mi
Second closest tide station	Grenada	341 mi
Third closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	398 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	402 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Riohacha, Colombia	435 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Chirere:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1562 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1879 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1989 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1990 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	2001 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Chirere:
Closest city location	Guarenas (Venezuela)	12 mi
Second closest city location	Guatire (Venezuela)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	16 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Dolorita (Venezuela)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Chirere is Simon Bolivar International (Caracas) Airport (CCS) in Venezuela, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Chirere is Arturo Michelena International (Valencia) Airport (VLN), also in Venezuela, 158 km (98 miles) away.
• Third is General Bartolome Salom International (Puerto Cabello) Airport (PBL) in Venezuela, 165 km (102 miles) away.
• Valle De La Pascua Airport (VDP) in Venezuela is 169 km (105 miles) away.
• General Jose Antonio Anzoategui International (Barcelona) Airport (BLA), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Chirere and is 214 km (133 miles) away.