Pan Dulce Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Pan Dulce in Golfo Dulce is an exposed point break that is usually a safe bet The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Overall Pan Dulce 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 Pan Dulce:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hog Hole	1 mi
Second closest break	Backwash	1 mi
Third closest break	Cabo Matapalo	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Carate	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Cabo Blanco	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Pan Dulce:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	592 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	798 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1180 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1219 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1275 mi
Tide stations nearest to Pan Dulce:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	96 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	112 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	152 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	177 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	240 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Pan Dulce:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1272 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1718 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1809 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1839 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1842 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Pan Dulce:
Closest city location	Golfito (Costa Rica)	19 mi
Second closest city location	Corredor (Costa Rica)	28 mi
Third closest city location	Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama)	28 mi
Fourth closest city location	Puerto Armuelles (Panama)	29 mi
Fifth closest city location	Progreso (Panama)	30 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Pan Dulce is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 31 km (19 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Pan Dulce is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica, 41 km (25 miles) away.
• Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX), also in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to Pan Dulce and is 145 km (90 miles) away.