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Playa Copey in Sucre is an exposed point break that has consistent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds blow from the south. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. It's sometimes crowded here. Watch out for rips and sharks.

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Overall Playa Copey 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 Venezuela - Sucre surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa Copey

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa Copey:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Carupano	1 mi
Second closest break	Punta de Guiria	4 mi
Third closest break	Chaguarama	13 mi
Fourth closest break	La Esmeralda	15 mi
Fifth closest break	Pui Puy	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Copey:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	401 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	548 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	718 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	741 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	814 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Copey:
Closest tide station	Grenada	141 mi
Second closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	176 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	221 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia	262 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castries, St. Lucia	277 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Copey:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1687 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1908 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	2103 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	2104 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	2105 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Copey:
Closest city location	Carupano (Venezuela)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Caripito (Venezuela)	41 mi
Third closest city location	El Guamache (Venezuela)	42 mi
Fourth closest city location	Porlamar (Venezuela)	44 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Asuncion (Venezuela)	47 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Copey is General Jose Francisco Bermudez (Carupano) Airport (CUP) in Venezuela, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Copey is Del Caribe International Gen Santago Marino (Porlamar) Airport (PMV), also in Venezuela, 80 km (50 miles) away.
• Third is Antonio Jose De Sucre (Cumana) Airport (CUM) in Venezuela, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Maturin Airport (MUN) in Venezuela is 104 km (65 miles) away.
• Guiria Airport (GUI), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Playa Copey and is 106 km (66 miles) away.