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Cocles in Limon is an exposed beach and reef break that is often working Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the best wave direction is from the northeast. There is a left breaking reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of urchins and jellyfish.

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Overall Cocles 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 Cocles:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salsa Brava	1 mi
Second closest break	Little Shoal	1 mi
Third closest break	Punta Uva	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Manzanillo	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Negra	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Cocles:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	500 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	719 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1138 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1206 mi
Tide stations nearest to Cocles:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	31 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	40 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	109 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	144 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	175 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Cocles:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1345 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1753 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1755 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1791 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1801 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Cocles:
Closest city location	Barranco (Panama)	10 mi
Second closest city location	Sixaola (Costa Rica)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Guabito (Panama)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Changuinola (Panama)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)	32 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Cocles is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Cocles is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 46 km (29 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Cocles and is 120 km (75 miles) away.