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Chirimena in Caracas Area is an exposed beach and point break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the south with some shelter here from east winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers and there is a left hand point break as well. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks and urchins.

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Overall Chirimena 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 Chirimena:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Grande	4 mi
Second closest break	Todasana	8 mi
Third closest break	Chirere	11 mi
Fourth closest break	La Punta de Las Caracas	15 mi
Fifth closest break	La Sabana	15 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Chirimena:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	448 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	718 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	741 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	914 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	942 mi
Tide stations nearest to Chirimena:
Closest tide station	Schottegat, Curaçao	200 mi
Second closest tide station	Grenada	331 mi
Third closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	387 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	392 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia	425 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Chirimena:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1568 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1879 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1994 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1996 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	2006 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Chirimena:
Closest city location	Guatire (Venezuela)	14 mi
Second closest city location	Guarenas (Venezuela)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	25 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Dolorita (Venezuela)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Chirimena is Simon Bolivar International (Caracas) Airport (CCS) in Venezuela, 64 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Chirimena is Valle De La Pascua Airport (VDP), also in Venezuela, 163 km (101 miles) away.
• Third is Arturo Michelena International (Valencia) Airport (VLN) in Venezuela, 175 km (109 miles) away.
• General Bartolome Salom International (Puerto Cabello) Airport (PBL) in Venezuela is 183 km (114 miles) away.
• General Jose Antonio Anzoategui International (Barcelona) Airport (BLA), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Chirimena and is 197 km (122 miles) away.