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Surf Break: V-Land

V-Land in Colon Vicinity is a fairly exposed reef break that has fairly consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave direction is from the north northeast. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for rocks, rips etc.

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Overall V-Land 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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Use this relief map to navigate to Panama - Colon Vicinity surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of V-Land

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to V-Land:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Maria Chiquita	15 mi
Second closest break	Isla Grande	42 mi
Third closest break	Las Bovedas	42 mi
Fourth closest break	Playon	42 mi
Fifth closest break	La Zurda	43 mi
Wave buoys nearest to V-Land:
Closest wave buoy	Western Caribbean Buoy	528 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Yucatan Basin Buoy	801 mi
Third closest wave buoy	East of Bahamas Buoy	1173 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Gulf Buoy	1204 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Eastern Caribbean Buoy	1221 mi
Tide stations nearest to V-Land:
Closest tide station	Cristóbal, Panama	12 mi
Second closest tide station	Balboa, Panama	40 mi
Third closest tide station	Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama	150 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Limon, Costa Rica	209 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Turbo, Colombia	239 mi
Ski Resorts closest to V-Land:
Closest ski area	Huascaran (Peru)	1283 mi
Second closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	1791 mi
Third closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	1792 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cataloochee (United States)	1827 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States)	1839 mi
Town and city forecasts close to V-Land:
Closest city location	Palmas Bellas (Panama)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Puerto Escondido (Panama)	6 mi
Third closest city location	Cristobal (Panama)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Escobal (Panama)	11 mi
Fifth closest city location	Margarita (Panama)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to V-Land is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 65 km (40 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to V-Land is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 65 km (40 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Tocumen International (Panama City) Airport (PTY), also in Panama, 78 km (48 miles) away.