Ranchos a la orilla de la playa La Mochila — Near Gruta Azul, 1 km away. Photo: Mir Rodriguez, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Farallon

Farallon is a town in Coclé Province, Panama. From Farallon you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Gruta Azul, a surf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is CTD, 51 km away.

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Staying in Farallon

33 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CTD, 51 km, PAC, 94 km, PTY, 115 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Farallon.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Gruta Azul2 kmabout 5 min by car

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

<1 ft3 kJ

<1 ft2 kJ

<1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Gruta Azul, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	2, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	5kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	3, too small	under 1 ft9 s	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft10 s	2kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	1, too small	under 1 ft9 s	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	2, too small	under 1 ft11 s	1kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Farallon, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Farallon

Restaurante La FogataSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
El Patio FarallónBurger · 0.2 km from the centre
Nico's Beach Restaurant0.3 km from the centre
Restaurante Sushi Samba (Panamà)Asian · 1.2 km from the centre
Restaurante MOGO - MOGO (Royal Decameron Costa Blanca)Thai · 1.3 km from the centre
Restaurante CuzcoPeruvian · 1.4 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Farallon, Panama