Saboga, Panama

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Contadora beach wreck
Near Lajas, 1 km away. Photo: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Saboga

Saboga is a town in Panamá Province, Panama. From Saboga you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Lajas, a surf spot 2.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PTY, 61 km away.

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Staying in Saboga

  • 5 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: PTY, 61 km, PAC, 67 km, ONX, 120 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 Saboga.

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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.

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.

Surf spots within 20 km of Saboga: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Lajas2.5 kmabout 5 min by car1 ft9 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Lajas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Lajas, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct10, too small1 ft6 s9kJwind from the east, 4 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct8, too small1 ft6 s5kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots28°C
Tue 20Oct7, too small1 ft6 s3kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct6, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct6, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore28°C
Fri 23Oct5, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small1 ft6 s3kJwind from the north-west, 9 knots, offshore29°C

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