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Punta Panico in Piura is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. It very rarely gets crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Punta Panico 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 Panico:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cabo Blanco	2 mi
Second closest break	Cabo Blanquillo	2 mi
Third closest break	El Nuro	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Restin	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Los Organos	9 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Panico:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	1449 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	1678 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1873 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	2004 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	2055 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Panico:
Closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	912 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	921 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	943 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	945 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	993 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Panico:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	418 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1227 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Arpa (Chile)	2083 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Portillo (Chile)	2103 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Los Penitentes (Argentina)	2105 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Panico:
Closest city location	El Alto (Peru)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Cabo Blanco (Peru)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Lobitos (Peru)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Mancora (Peru)	17 mi
Fifth closest city location	Talara (Peru)	23 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Panico is Capitan Montes (Talara) Airport (TYL) in Peru, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Panico is Pedro Canga (Tumbes) Airport (TBP), also in Peru, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Third is Capitan Concha (Piura) Airport (PIU) in Peru, 127 km (79 miles) away.
• General Serrano (Machala) Airport (MCH) in Ecuador is 179 km (111 miles) away.
• General Ulpiano Paez (Salinas) Airport (SNC), also in Ecuador is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Panico and is 229 km (142 miles) away.