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Little Shoal in Limon is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds are from the south southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks and jellyfish.

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Overall Little Shoal 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Costa-Rica - Limon surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Little Shoal

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Little Shoal:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cocles	1 mi
Second closest break	Punta Uva	2 mi
Third closest break	Salsa Brava	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Manzanillo	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Negra	13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Little Shoal:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	501 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	720 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1139 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1208 mi
Tide stations nearest to Little Shoal:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	32 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	39 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	110 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	145 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	176 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Little Shoal:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1344 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1753 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1756 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1791 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1802 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Little Shoal:
Closest city location	Barranco (Panama)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Sixaola (Costa Rica)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Guabito (Panama)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Changuinola (Panama)	21 mi
Fifth closest city location	Almirante (Panama)	33 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Little Shoal is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Little Shoal is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 48 km (30 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Little Shoal and is 119 km (74 miles) away.