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Punta Piedras in Caracas Area is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the south with some shelter here from east winds. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast. A right hand reef. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rocks,urchins and sharks.

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Overall Punta Piedras 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 Piedras:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Pantaleta	4 mi
Second closest break	La Punta de Las Caracas	8 mi
Third closest break	Puerto Azul	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Los Cocos	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Chirere	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Piedras:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	459 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	722 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	763 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	927 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	951 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Piedras:
Closest tide station	Schottegat, Curaçao	181 mi
Second closest tide station	Grenada	353 mi
Third closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	410 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	413 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Riohacha, Colombia	424 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Piedras:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1556 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1878 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1983 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1984 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	1997 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Piedras:
Closest city location	Caraballeda (Venezuela)	6 mi
Second closest city location	La Dolorita (Venezuela)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Los Dos Caminos (Venezuela)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Caucaguito (Venezuela)	10 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Piedras is Simon Bolivar International (Caracas) Airport (CCS) in Venezuela, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Piedras is Arturo Michelena International (Valencia) Airport (VLN), also in Venezuela, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Third is General Bartolome Salom International (Puerto Cabello) Airport (PBL) in Venezuela, 146 km (91 miles) away.
• Valle De La Pascua Airport (VDP) in Venezuela is 176 km (109 miles) away.
• Sub Teniente Nestor Arias (San Felipe) Airport (SFH), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Piedras and is 223 km (139 miles) away.