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Esmeralda in Golfo de Panama is a fairly exposed reef break that does not work very often The best wind direction is from the northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. The reef provides both left and right breaks. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Esmeralda 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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Also see Esmeralda surf quality by season and Esmeralda surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to Panama - Golfo de Panama surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Esmeralda

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Esmeralda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	San Carlos Point	2 mi
Second closest break	El Palmer	2 mi
Third closest break	Playa Teta	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Rinconsito	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Rocky Point	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Esmeralda:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	583 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	854 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1216 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1239 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1258 mi
Tide stations nearest to Esmeralda:
Closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	42 mi
Second closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	60 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	168 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	219 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	235 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Esmeralda:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1228 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1845 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1847 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1882 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1894 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Esmeralda:
Closest city location	Nueva Gorgona (Panama)	7 mi
Second closest city location	Chame (Panama)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Bejuco (Panama)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Las Colinas (Panama)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alto de la Estancia (Panama)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Esmeralda is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Esmeralda is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 89 km (55 miles) away.