La Barqueta, Panama
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About La Barqueta
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces S (190°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (10°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in February, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually April, May, June and July, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 3. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Boca Chica, 40 km away, is the nearest town we list.
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
La Barqueta does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 59, good | 4 ft10 ssoft | 385kJ | offshorewind from the north, 1 knot, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 70, good | 4 ft11 scrumbling | 350kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 67, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling | 288kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 68, good | 4 ft12 scrumbling | 454kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 65, good | 4 ft12 scrumbling | 492kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 70, good | 4 ft11 scrumbling | 361kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots | 29°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 51, good | 3 ft11 scrumbling | 178kJ | wind from the west, 3 knots | 30°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 55, good | 3 ft9 ssoft | 144kJ | wind from the south-west, 2 knots | 30°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 51, good | 3 ft8 ssoft | 106kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 29°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Tue 20 OctTravel out
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- Wed 21 OctSurf La Barqueta
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Thu 22 OctSurf La Barqueta
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf La Barqueta
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
- Sat 24 OctSurf La Barqueta
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctSurf La Barqueta
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
- Mon 26 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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