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Stanleys in Golfo de Panama is a fairly exposed point break that has quite consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of Private land, rips.

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Overall Stanleys 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 Stanleys:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Playa Serena	1 mi
Second closest break	Playa Malibu	2 mi
Third closest break	Rocky Point	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Playa Teta	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Rinconsito	3 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Stanleys:
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	1212 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1234 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1257 mi
Tide stations nearest to Stanleys:
Closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	37 mi
Second closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	57 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	172 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	215 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	238 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Stanleys:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1230 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1843 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1845 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1880 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1892 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Stanleys:
Closest city location	Nueva Gorgona (Panama)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Chame (Panama)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Bejuco (Panama)	5 mi
Fourth closest city location	Las Colinas (Panama)	14 mi
Fifth closest city location	Capira (Panama)	15 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Stanleys is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 52 km (32 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Stanleys is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 61 km (38 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 81 km (50 miles) away.