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Punta Uva in Limon is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the south southwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks and jellyfish.

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Overall Punta Uva 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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Also see Punta Uva surf quality by season and Punta Uva surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta Uva:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Little Shoal	2 mi
Second closest break	Manzanillo	2 mi
Third closest break	Cocles	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Salsa Brava	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Negra	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta Uva:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	501 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	721 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1139 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1208 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta Uva:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	34 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	37 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	111 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	147 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	177 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta Uva:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1343 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1754 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1756 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1792 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1802 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta Uva:
Closest city location	Barranco (Panama)	9 mi
Second closest city location	Sixaola (Costa Rica)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Guabito (Panama)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Changuinola (Panama)	19 mi
Fifth closest city location	Almirante (Panama)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta Uva is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta Uva is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Punta Uva and is 119 km (74 miles) away.