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Roca Alta in Limon is an exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf The best wind direction is from the south southwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. There is a right hand reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Hazards include rips,jellyfish and coral.

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Overall Roca Alta 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 Roca Alta:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Bonita	1 mi
Second closest break	Portete	2 mi
Third closest break	Isla Uvita	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Westfalia	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Tortuguero	8 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Roca Alta:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	480 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	691 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1103 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1111 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1176 mi
Tide stations nearest to Roca Alta:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	71 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	76 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	122 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	144 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Roca Alta:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1374 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1728 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1730 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1766 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1776 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Roca Alta:
Closest city location	Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Matina (Costa Rica)	17 mi
Third closest city location	Batan (Costa Rica)	20 mi
Fourth closest city location	Siquirres (Costa Rica)	32 mi
Fifth closest city location	Pocora (Costa Rica)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Roca Alta is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 7 km (4 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Roca Alta is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 85 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 115 km (71 miles) away.
• Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in Costa Rica is 127 km (79 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Roca Alta and is 127 km (79 miles) away.