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Surf Break: Playa Teta

Playa Teta in Golfo de Panama is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has quite consistent surf Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Right and better left hand reef breaks. and there is also a left hand point break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips and rocks.

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Overall Playa Teta 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 Playa Teta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Rinconsito	0 mi
Second closest break	Rocky Point	1 mi
Third closest break	Playa Serena	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Esmeralda	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Stanleys	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Playa Teta:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	582 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	854 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1214 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1236 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1257 mi
Tide stations nearest to Playa Teta:
Closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	39 mi
Second closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	58 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	170 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	218 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	236 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Playa Teta:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1229 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1845 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1846 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1881 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1893 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Playa Teta:
Closest city location	Nueva Gorgona (Panama)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Chame (Panama)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Bejuco (Panama)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Las Colinas (Panama)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capira (Panama)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Playa Teta is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 56 km (35 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Playa Teta is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 85 km (53 miles) away.