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 experts: 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 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.

Spot

Mon 19

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Las Lajas3.9 kmabout 10 min by car

3 ft136 kJ

2 ft113 kJ

2 ft98 kJ

2 ft114 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

2 ft121 kJ

2 ft97 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Las Lajas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	18, too small	3 ft10 shollow	136kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 shollow	113kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft10 shollow	98kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft10 shollow	114kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 shollow	144kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	2 ft10 shollow	121kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	13, too small	2 ft10 shollow	97kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	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

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Rio Tabasara'28.2 kmabout 50 min by car

4 ft310 kJ

3 ft216 kJ

3 ft208 kJ

3 ft258 kJ

3 ft283 kJ

3 ft220 kJ

3 ft145 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rio Tabasara', each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Tue 20Oct	23, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	216kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	208kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Thu 22Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	258kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	26, too small	3 ft12 ssoft	283kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	220kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	145kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C

Dive near Las Lajas

Montana Rusa 33.7 km · stays here

Las Lajas, Panama