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Binho Nunes - Pro Surfer, Puerto Sandino

7:25 am 27 Jun 2011

14 de Mayo de 2011, Los Cocos

8:00 am 15 May 2011

Zancudo ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Zancudo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Costa-Rica – Golfo Dulce)

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Name: Zancudo
Type: point
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: NE

Zancudo in Golfo Dulce is a sheltered point break that has reasonably consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest.The waves is a point break that peels left. Best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of Jellyfish,sea-lice.

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Overall Zancudo Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Zancudo:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Pavones 6 mi
Second closest break La Esquina del Mar 7 mi
Third closest break Cabo Blanco 11 mi
Fourth closest break Backwash 12 mi
Fifth closest break Pan Dulce 12 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Zancudo:

Closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 582 mi
Second closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 791 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 1179 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy East Gulf Buoy 1211 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 1271 mi

Tide stations nearest to Zancudo:

Closest tide station Bocas del Toro, Almirante Bay, Panama 84 mi
Second closest tide station Limon, Costa Rica 103 mi
Third closest tide station Puntarenas, Costa Rica 153 mi
Fourth closest tide station San Juan del Norte (Greytown), Nicaragua 170 mi
Fifth closest tide station Cristóbal, Panama 229 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Zancudo:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1277 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1831 mi
Third closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1833 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cataloochee (United States) 1869 mi
Fifth closest ski area Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) 1879 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Zancudo:

Closest city location Golfito (Costa Rica) 9 mi
Second closest city location Corredor (Costa Rica) 16 mi
Third closest city location Finca Blanco Numero Uno (Panama) 21 mi
Fourth closest city location Canoas (Costa Rica) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Progreso (Panama) 21 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Zancudo is Golfito Airport (GLF) in Costa Rica, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Zancudo is Coto 47 Airport (OTR), also in Costa Rica, 21 km (13 miles) away.
  • Third is Palmar Sur Airport (PMZ) in Costa Rica, 61 km (38 miles) away.
  • Enrique Malek International (David) Airport (DAV) in Panama is 79 km (49 miles) away.
  • Cap Manuel Nino International (Changuinola) Airport (CHX), also in Panama is the fifth nearest airport to Zancudo and is 125 km (78 miles) away.
Zancudo break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Zancudo, Costa-Rica - Golfo Dulce. Use the tab navigation above to view Zancudo sea temperature, Zancudo photographs, Zancudo detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Zancudo webcams, current wind from Costa-Rica - Golfo Dulce live weather stations and Zancudo tide predictions. The Costa Rica swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Costa Rica and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Costa Rica wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Zancudo.