Portobelo, Panama
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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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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 Portobelo.
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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. 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 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Chiquita16.4 kmabout 30 min by car | 2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft28 kJwind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, too small | 2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, too small | 1 ft7 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, offshore, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the west-north-west, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, too small |
All readings for Maria Chiquita: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| San Marino8.2 kmabout 15 min by car | 2 ft30 kJwind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft30 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small | 2 ft25 kJwind from the west-north-west, 2 knots, too small | 2 ft14 kJwind from the south-south-west, 5 knots, too small | 1 ft7 kJwind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, too small | 1 ft2 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, too small | 1 ft1 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for San Marino: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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