Salsa Brava Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Salsa Brava in Limon is an exposed reef break that usually has waves The best wind direction is from the south. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. A right hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's often crowded here. Beware of rips,rocks,.

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Overall Salsa Brava 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 Salsa Brava:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cocles	1 mi
Second closest break	Little Shoal	2 mi
Third closest break	Punta Uva	4 mi
Fourth closest break	Manzanillo	6 mi
Fifth closest break	Playa Negra	11 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Salsa Brava:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	500 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	719 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1134 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1137 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Mid Gulf Buoy	1206 mi
Tide stations nearest to Salsa Brava:
Closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	30 mi
Second closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	40 mi
Third closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	108 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Puntarenas, Costa Rica	144 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Bluefields Lagoon entrance, Nicaragua	174 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Salsa Brava:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1346 mi
Second closest ski area	Mount Pleasant (United States)	1626 mi
Third closest ski area	Cloudmont (United States)	1723 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1752 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1755 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Salsa Brava:
Closest city location	Barranco (Panama)	11 mi
Second closest city location	Sixaola (Costa Rica)	14 mi
Third closest city location	Guabito (Panama)	14 mi
Fourth closest city location	Changuinola (Panama)	22 mi
Fifth closest city location	Puerto Limon (Costa Rica)	31 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Salsa Brava is Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Salsa Brava is Limon International Airport (LIO) in Costa Rica, 44 km (27 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica is the fifth nearest airport to Salsa Brava and is 120 km (75 miles) away.