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Isla Uvita ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.5
Consistency of surf: 4.5
Difficulty level: 4.0
Wind and kite surfing: 5.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Isla Uvita Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Limon)

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Name: Isla Uvita
Type: point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: NE Offshore Wind: SSW

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

snow forecast website

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

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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.
Isla Uvita break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Isla Uvita, Costa-Rica - Limon. Use the tab navigation above to view Isla Uvita sea temperature, Isla Uvita photographs, Isla Uvita detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Isla Uvita webcams, current wind from Costa-Rica - Limon live weather stations and Isla Uvita tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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 Isla Uvita.