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Punta Quilla in Rivas Province is an exposed beach break that is often working Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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Overall Punta Quilla 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Nicaragua - Rivas Province surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta Quilla

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Quilla:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	San Juan del Sur	2 mi
Second closest break	Playa Remonso	7 mi
Third closest break	Playa Tamarindo	8 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Hermosa	9 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa El Yanqui	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Quilla:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	482 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	593 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	914 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1010 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1035 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Quilla:
Closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	117 mi
Second closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	152 mi
Third closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	157 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Cayos de Perlas, Nicaragua	186 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Isla del Maiz Grande, Nicaragua	203 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Quilla:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1521 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1647 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1650 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1686 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1694 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Quilla:
Closest city location	San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Tola (Nicaragua)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Rivas (Nicaragua)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Buenos Aires (Nicaragua)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	San Jorge (Nicaragua)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Quilla is Daniel Oduber Quiros International (Liberia) Airport (LIR) in Costa Rica, which is 87 km (54 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Quilla is Managua International Airport (MGA) in Nicaragua, 99 km (61 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Nosara Airport (NOB) in Costa Rica, 149 km (93 miles) away.