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About San Carlos

San Carlos is a town in Panamá Province, Panama. From San Carlos you can reach 6 surf spots. The nearest is El palmar point, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is PAC, 71 km away.

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Staying in San Carlos

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PAC, 71 km, CTD, 73 km, PTY, 92 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 San Carlos.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in San Carlos each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Tetas5.7 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Tetas, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	1 ft13 shollow	20kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	30°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	1 ft12 shollow	13kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	27°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft12 shollow	11kJ	wind from the north-west, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	10, too small	1 ft11 shollow	10kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots, offshore	27°C

Costa Esmeralda3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Costa Esmeralda, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	1 ft13 scrumbling	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 6 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 21Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft12 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	1 ft11 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

El palmar point0.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft40 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El palmar point, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Jeffreys's (San Carlos Point)1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft40 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Jeffreys's (San Carlos Point), each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Punta del Palmar0.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

1 ft40 kJ

1 ft29 kJ

1 ft25 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

1 ft27 kJ

1 ft21 kJ

1 ft20 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta del Palmar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	15, too small	1 ft13 ssoft	40kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	29kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	25kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	27kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	11, too small	1 ft12 ssoft	21kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	20kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Riomar2.5 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 4 ft+

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Riomar, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	9kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	12kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	11kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	28°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft10 ssoft	9kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	1 ft11 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	27°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft12 s	7kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft11 s	8kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	28°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of San Carlos, 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 San Carlos

Restaurante El ParqueChinese · 0.1 km from the centre
La Petita De San CarlosBar and grill · 0.5 km from the centre
Carlitos PizzasPizza · 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

San Carlos, Panama

About San Carlos

Staying in San Carlos

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Places to eat near San Carlos