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Maria Chiquita in Colon Vicinity is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf Ideal winds are from the south. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave direction is from the north northeast. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rocks, rips etc.

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Overall Maria Chiquita 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 Panama - Colon Vicinity surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Maria Chiquita

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Maria Chiquita:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	V-Land	15 mi
Second closest break	Isla Grande	27 mi
Third closest break	Playon	27 mi
Fourth closest break	Palenque	28 mi
Fifth closest break	Nuevo Loco	38 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Maria Chiquita:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	522 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	799 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1160 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1200 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1206 mi
Tide stations nearest to Maria Chiquita:
Closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	4 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	37 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	162 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	219 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	230 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Maria Chiquita:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1290 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1783 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1785 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1820 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1832 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Maria Chiquita:
Closest city location	Colon (Panama)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Cativa (Panama)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Cristobal (Panama)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	Margarita (Panama)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Pilon (Panama)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Maria Chiquita is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC) in Panama, which is 60 km (37 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Maria Chiquita is Howard Afb Airport (HOW), also in Panama, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 66 km (41 miles) away.