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Punta Roca - Barranquilla

6:59 am 7 Aug 2011

14 de Mayo de 2011, Los Cocos

8:00 am 15 May 2011

Dumpers ratings
Quality on a good day: 2.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Dumpers Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Panama – Bocas del Torro)

Dumps Drop, Dumpers photo

Photo credit: Eric De Arriba Diaz
Surf Break: Dumpers

Name: Dumpers
Type: reef
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SW

Dumpers in Bocas del Torro is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the northeast. There is a left hand reef break. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks,reef etc.

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Overall Dumpers 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 Dumpers:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Paunch Reef 1 mi
Second closest break Bluff 2 mi
Third closest break Careneros Point Break 2 mi
Fourth closest break Silverbacks 2 mi
Fifth closest break First Beach (Wizard Beach) 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Dumpers:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 515 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 745 mi
Third closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1162 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1171 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1237 mi

Tide stations nearest to Dumpers:

Closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 2 mi
Second closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 69 mi
Third closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 145 mi
Fourth closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 159 mi
Fifth closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 181 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Dumpers:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1318 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1773 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1775 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1810 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1821 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Dumpers:

Closest city location Bocas del Toro (Panama) 4 mi
Second closest city location Isla Bastimentos (Panama) 9 mi
Third closest city location Almirante (Panama) 12 mi
Fourth closest city location Changuinola (Panama) 19 mi
Fifth closest city location Cusapin (Panama) 27 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Dumpers is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Dumpers is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX), also in Panama, 32 km (20 miles) away.
  • Third is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 107 km (66 miles) away.
  • Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 113 km (70 miles) away.
  • Coto 47 Airport (OTR) in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Dumpers and is 119 km (74 miles) away.
Dumpers break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dumpers, Panama - Bocas del Torro. Use the tab navigation above to view Dumpers sea temperature, Dumpers photographs, Dumpers detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dumpers webcams, current wind from Panama - Bocas del Torro live weather stations and Dumpers tide predictions. The Panama swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Panama and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Panama wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dumpers.