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Mecana in Pacific is a fairly exposed river break that has quite reliable surf. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The river break offers both left and right hand waves. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Mecana 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 Mecana:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Bahia Solano	3 mi
Second closest break	El Valle	6 mi
Third closest break	Playa Ladrilleros	150 mi
Fourth closest break	Destiladeros	193 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Venao	196 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mecana:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	775 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1065 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1178 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1287 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	1311 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mecana:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	139 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	236 mi
Third closest tide station	Covenas, Colombia	244 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	270 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cartagena, Colombia	313 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mecana:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1065 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1699 mi
Third closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	2021 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	2022 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	2056 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mecana:
Closest city location	Mutis (Colombia)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Bellavista (Colombia)	37 mi
Third closest city location	Nuqui (Colombia)	42 mi
Fourth closest city location	Vigia del Fuerte (Colombia)	44 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pie de Pato (Colombia)	61 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mecana is Jose Celestino Mutis (Bahia Solano) Airport (BSC) in Colombia, which is 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mecana is El Carano (Quibdo) Airport (UIB), also in Colombia, 112 km (70 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Mandinga (Condoto) Airport (COG), also in Colombia, 160 km (99 miles) away.