About Las Lajas

Las Lajas is a town in Chiriquí Province, Panama. From Las Lajas you can reach 2 surf spots and 1 dive site, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Las Lajas, a surf spot 3.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Las Lajas

1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Las Lajas. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate 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.

Spot

Sun 18

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Las Lajas3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

2 ft180 kJ

3 ft139 kJ

2 ft108 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft130 kJ

2 ft143 kJ

2 ft124 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Las Lajas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	2 ft13 shollow	180kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	3 ft10 shollow	139kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	2 ft10 shollow	108kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	2 ft10 shollow	94kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	2 ft11 shollow	130kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	41, fair	2 ft11 shollow	143kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	38, fair	2 ft10 shollow	124kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Las Lajas, 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).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Las Lajas. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

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.

Spot

Sun 18

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Sat 24

Rio Tabasara'28.2 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft482 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

3 ft223 kJ

3 ft190 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

3 ft293 kJ

3 ft211 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Tabasara', each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	75, good	4 ft14 ssoft	482kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C
Mon 19Oct	70, good	4 ft11 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	58, good	3 ft10 ssoft	223kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	29°C
Wed 21Oct	58, good	3 ft10 ssoft	190kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	3 ft11 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	63, good	3 ft12 ssoft	293kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	59, good	3 ft11 ssoft	211kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C

Dive near Las Lajas

Montana Rusa 33.7 km · stays here

Las Lajas, Panama