La Esmeralda Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Esmeralda in Sucre is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rips and sharks.

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Overall La 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 La Esmeralda surf quality by season and La Esmeralda surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Esmeralda:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Punta de Guiria	12 mi
Second closest break	Playa Copey	15 mi
Third closest break	Carupano	16 mi
Fourth closest break	Chacopata	20 mi
Fifth closest break	Chaguarama	29 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Esmeralda:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	401 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	562 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	718 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	755 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	820 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Esmeralda:
Closest tide station	Grenada	154 mi
Second closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	191 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	232 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia	273 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castries, St. Lucia	287 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Esmeralda:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1677 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1791 mi
Third closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1904 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Wolf Ridge Ski Resort (United States)	2081 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sapphire Valley (United States)	2088 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Esmeralda:
Closest city location	Carupano (Venezuela)	18 mi
Second closest city location	El Guamache (Venezuela)	27 mi
Third closest city location	Porlamar (Venezuela)	31 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Asuncion (Venezuela)	36 mi
Fifth closest city location	Porlamar Airport (Venezuela)	37 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Esmeralda is General Jose Francisco Bermudez (Carupano) Airport (CUP) in Venezuela, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Esmeralda is Del Caribe International Gen Santago Marino (Porlamar) Airport (PMV), also in Venezuela, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Third is Antonio Jose De Sucre (Cumana) Airport (CUM) in Venezuela, 73 km (45 miles) away.
• Maturin Airport (MUN) in Venezuela is 108 km (67 miles) away.
• Guiria Airport (GUI), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to La Esmeralda and is 130 km (81 miles) away.