Isla Uvita Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Isla Uvita in Limon is an exposed point break that usually has waves Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the northeast.There is a left hand point break here. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rips,jellyfish and coral.

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Overall Isla Uvita 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 Isla Uvita:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Roca Alta	2 mi
Second closest break	Playa Bonita	4 mi
Third closest break	Portete	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Westfalia	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Barco Quebrado	7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Isla Uvita:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	481 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	692 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1104 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1112 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1178 mi
Tide stations nearest to Isla Uvita:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	68 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	79 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	124 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	146 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Isla Uvita:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1372 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1607 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1699 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1728 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1732 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Isla Uvita:
Closest city location	Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Matina (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Third closest city location	Batan (Costa Rica)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	Siquirres (Costa Rica)	35 mi
Fifth closest city location	Barranco (Panama)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Isla Uvita is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Isla Uvita is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 81 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 111 km (69 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Isla Uvita and is 131 km (81 miles) away.