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Punta de Guiria in Sucre is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the south. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Hazards include rips and sharks.

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Overall Punta de Guiria 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 Venezuela - Sucre surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Punta de Guiria

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Punta de Guiria:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Copey	4 mi
Second closest break	Carupano	5 mi
Third closest break	La Esmeralda	12 mi
Fourth closest break	Chaguarama	17 mi
Fifth closest break	Pui Puy	19 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Punta de Guiria:
Closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	400 mi
Second closest wave buoy	East of Martinique Buoy	551 mi
Third closest wave buoy	SW Atlantic Buoy	717 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Atlantic Buoy	744 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	SE Atlantic Buoy	814 mi
Tide stations nearest to Punta de Guiria:
Closest tide station	Grenada	143 mi
Second closest tide station	Scarborough, Tobago	180 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingstown, St. Vincent	223 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia	264 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Castries, St. Lucia	278 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Punta de Guiria:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1686 mi
Second closest ski area	Chacaltaya (Bolivia)	1908 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	2101 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	2101 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	2103 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Punta de Guiria:
Closest city location	Carupano (Venezuela)	7 mi
Second closest city location	El Guamache (Venezuela)	39 mi
Third closest city location	Porlamar (Venezuela)	40 mi
Fourth closest city location	Caripito (Venezuela)	43 mi
Fifth closest city location	La Asuncion (Venezuela)	44 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Punta de Guiria is General Jose Francisco Bermudez (Carupano) Airport (CUP) in Venezuela, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Punta de Guiria is Del Caribe International Gen Santago Marino (Porlamar) Airport (PMV), also in Venezuela, 74 km (46 miles) away.
• Third is Antonio Jose De Sucre (Cumana) Airport (CUM) in Venezuela, 92 km (57 miles) away.
• Maturin Airport (MUN) in Venezuela is 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Guiria Airport (GUI), also in Venezuela is the fifth nearest airport to Punta de Guiria and is 112 km (70 miles) away.