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Drakes Bay in Golfo Dulce is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest.. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks and isolation.

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Overall Drakes Bay 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 Costa-Rica - Golfo Dulce surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Drakes Bay

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Drakes Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Rio Claro	2 mi
Second closest break	Playa Carate	15 mi
Third closest break	Backwash	21 mi
Fourth closest break	Cabo Matapalo	21 mi
Fifth closest break	Hog Hole	21 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Drakes Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	594 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	792 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1165 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1213 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1266 mi
Tide stations nearest to Drakes Bay:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	110 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	114 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	136 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	172 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	246 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Drakes Bay:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1281 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1836 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1839 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1874 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1884 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Drakes Bay:
Closest city location	Golfito (Costa Rica)	32 mi
Second closest city location	Ciudad Cortes (Costa Rica)	37 mi
Third closest city location	Corredor (Costa Rica)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Armuelles (Panama)	50 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Drakes Bay is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 49 km (30 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Drakes Bay is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica, 58 km (36 miles) away.
• Third is Coto 47 Airport (OTR) in Costa Rica, 69 km (43 miles) away.
• Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Quepos Managua Airport (XQP) in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Drakes Bay and is 127 km (79 miles) away.