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Punta Burica in Golfo Dulce is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf Offshore winds are from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Both left and right reef breaks. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rocks,jellyfish,sea-lice.

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Overall Punta Burica 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 Punta Burica:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Eclipse	8 mi
Second closest break	Cabo Blanco	28 mi
Third closest break	La Esquina del Mar	30 mi
Fourth closest break	Pavones	30 mi
Fifth closest break	Cabo Matapalo	35 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Burica:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	612 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	826 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1215 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1246 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1307 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Burica:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	101 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	136 mi
Third closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	187 mi
Fourth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	206 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	224 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Burica:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1241 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1864 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1866 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1902 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1912 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Burica:
Closest city location	Punta de Burica (Panama)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Armuelles (Panama)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Esperanza (Panama)	26 mi
Fifth closest city location	Progreso (Panama)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Burica is Coto 47 Airport (OTR) in Costa Rica, 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Burica is Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Third is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 75 km (47 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 119 km (74 miles) away.
• Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Burica and is 162 km (101 miles) away.