La Esquina del Mar Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

La Esquina del Mar in Golfo Dulce is a sheltered river break that only works once in a while Offshore winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The river breaks are all lefts. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall La Esquina del Mar 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 La Esquina del Mar:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Pavones	1 mi
Second closest break	Cabo Blanco	4 mi
Third closest break	Zancudo	7 mi
Fourth closest break	Backwash	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Pan Dulce	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to La Esquina del Mar:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	589 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	798 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1185 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1218 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1278 mi
Tide stations nearest to La Esquina del Mar:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	87 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	109 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	159 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	177 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	229 mi
Ski Resorts closest to La Esquina del Mar:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1270 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1715 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1807 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1838 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1840 mi
Town and city forecasts close to La Esquina del Mar:
Closest city location	Golfito (Costa Rica)	16 mi
Second closest city location	Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Corredor (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Fourth closest city location	Progreso (Panama)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Armuelles (Panama)	19 mi

• The closest passenger airport to La Esquina del Mar is Coto 47 Airport (OTR) in Costa Rica, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to La Esquina del Mar is Golfito Airport (GLF), also in Costa Rica, 27 km (17 miles) away.
• Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 71 km (44 miles) away.
• Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX), also in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to La Esquina del Mar and is 133 km (83 miles) away.