Portobelo Ruins and bay — Portobelo, the nearest town, 8 km away. Photo: en:User:Tedder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Portobelo

Portobelo is a town in Colón Province, Panama. From Portobelo you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is San Marino, a surf spot 8.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is ONX, 32 km away.

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Staying in Portobelo

3 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: ONX, 32 km, PTY, 61 km, PAC, 65 km

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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 Portobelo.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Portobelo too.

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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San Marino8.2 kmabout 15 min by car

3 ft65 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft24 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft11 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Marino, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 19Oct	19, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	24kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 6 knots	27°C

Maria Chiquita16.4 kmabout 30 min by car

3 ft65 kJ

2 ft30 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft1 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Maria Chiquita, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	30kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 smushy	23kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	2 ft5 smushy	12kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Portobelo, 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 Portobelo

Casa Congo Restaurant0.3 km from the centre
Pizza Combo ExpressPizza · 0.7 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

Portobelo, Panama