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Silva Island-Nestles in Golfo de Chiriqui is an exposed reef break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Watch out for urchins and rocks.

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Overall Silva Island-Nestles 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 Silva Island-Nestles surf quality by season and Silva Island-Nestles surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Silva Island-Nestles:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Silva Island-P Land	1 mi
Second closest break	Morro Negrito	7 mi
Third closest break	Rivermouth-Morro Negrito	9 mi
Fourth closest break	Punta Brava	51 mi
Fifth closest break	PlayaSanta Catalina	52 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Silva Island-Nestles:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	602 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	839 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1255 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	1258 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1306 mi
Tide stations nearest to Silva Island-Nestles:
Closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	93 mi
Second closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	157 mi
Third closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	157 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	165 mi
Fifth closest tide station	San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua	234 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Silva Island-Nestles:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1224 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1863 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1866 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1901 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1912 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Silva Island-Nestles:
Closest city location	San Felix (Panama)	14 mi
Second closest city location	Pueblo Viejo (Panama)	16 mi
Third closest city location	Quebrada Canoa (Panama)	24 mi
Fourth closest city location	Las Palmas (Panama)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Charco Azul (Panama)	27 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Silva Island-Nestles is Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama, 76 km (47 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Silva Island-Nestles is Coto 47 Airport (OTR) in Costa Rica, 139 km (86 miles) away.
• Third is Bocas Del Toro Airport (BOC) in Panama, 148 km (92 miles) away.
• Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica is 163 km (101 miles) away.
• Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX) in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to Silva Island-Nestles and is 171 km (106 miles) away.