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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.

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 ft11 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, too small1 ft5 kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots, too small
All readings for Lajas: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Lajas, each day
DayScore for beginnersSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct26, too small1 ft6 s11kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct17, too small1 ft6 s5kJwind from the north-north-west, 11 knots, offshore29°C
Tue 20Oct13, too small1 ft6 s3kJwind from the north, 8 knots, offshore28°C
Wed 21Oct12, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the north-north-west, 5 knots, offshore28°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots28°C
Fri 23Oct12, too small1 ft6 s4kJwind from the north-north-west, 8 knots, offshore29°C
Sat 24Oct11, too small1 ft6 s3kJwind from the south-east, 2 knots28°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).