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Rocky Point in Golfo de Panama is a quite exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. There is a right hand reef break. Best around mid tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rips and rocks.

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Overall Rocky Point 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 Rocky Point:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Teta	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa Serena	1 mi
Third closest break	Rinconsito	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Stanleys	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Esmeralda	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Rocky Point:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	581 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	853 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1213 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1236 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1257 mi
Tide stations nearest to Rocky Point:
Closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	39 mi
Second closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	57 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	170 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	217 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	237 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Rocky Point:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1229 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1844 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1846 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1881 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1892 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Rocky Point:
Closest city location	Nueva Gorgona (Panama)	3 mi
Second closest city location	Chame (Panama)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Bejuco (Panama)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Las Colinas (Panama)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capira (Panama)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Rocky Point is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 55 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Rocky Point is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 63 km (39 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 84 km (52 miles) away.