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Damas Rivermouth in Golfo de Nicoya is an exposed sandbar break that has quite consistent surf Ideal winds are from the north. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips and crocodiles.

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Overall Damas Rivermouth 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 Damas Rivermouth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Quepos	9 mi
Second closest break	Esterillos Oeste	11 mi
Third closest break	Manuel Antonio	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Playita	13 mi
Fifth closest break	Rio Tulin	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Damas Rivermouth:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	539 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	715 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1077 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1137 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1182 mi
Tide stations nearest to Damas Rivermouth:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	48 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	95 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	108 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	142 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	178 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Damas Rivermouth:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1367 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1764 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1768 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1803 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1812 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Damas Rivermouth:
Closest city location	Parrita (Costa Rica)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Quepos (Costa Rica)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Quepos (Costa Rica)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Tejar (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Jaco (Costa Rica)	22 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Damas Rivermouth is Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica, 22 km (14 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Damas Rivermouth is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica, 57 km (35 miles) away.
• Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica is 152 km (94 miles) away.
• Nosara Airport (NOB), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Damas Rivermouth and is 155 km (96 miles) away.