Portete Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Limon, Costa Rica)
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Portete Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind SSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 27.8 °C
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Portete in Limon is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. A right hand reef break. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of rips,jellyfish and coral.
Tide Times:
For Limon, Costa Rica, 5 km from Portete.
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Portete Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Limon International Airport, 3 km from Portete.
light winds from the SE![]() km/h | ![]() Haze | Air temperature 28.2 °C |
Overall Portete Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February



The rose diagram illustrates the range of swells directed at Portete through a typical ... (show all text)

This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Portete surf consistency graph.
Also see Portete surf quality by season and Portete surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Limon surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Portete
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Portete:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break2 mi
- Third closest break4 mi
- Fourth closest break6 mi
- Fifth closest break7 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Portete:
- Closest wave buoy483 mi
- Second closest wave buoy694 mi
- Third closest wave buoy1085 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy1104 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy1116 mi
Tide stations nearest to Portete:
- Closest tide station3 mi
- Second closest tide station67 mi
- Third closest tide station73 mi
- Fourth closest tide station76 mi
- Fifth closest tide station95 mi

Ski Resorts closest to Portete:
- Closest ski areaHuascaran (Peru)1375 mi
- Second closest ski areaCloudmont (United States)1697 mi
- Third closest ski areaSky Valley (United States)1728 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaScaly Mountain (United States)1730 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaSapphire Valley (United States)1736 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Portete:
- Closest city location2 mi
- Second closest city location42 mi
- Third closest city location55 mi
- Fourth closest city location58 mi
- Fifth closest city location61 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Portete is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Portete is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 87 km (54 miles) away.
- Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 117 km (73 miles) away.
- Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica is 124 km (77 miles) away.
- Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Portete and is 126 km (78 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Portete, Limon. Use the tab navigation above to view Portete sea temperature, Portete photographs, Portete detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Portete webcams, current wind from Limon live weather stations and Portete tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Costa Rica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Portete.