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Madroño, Panama

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Also within 20 km of Pedasí

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Los Santos, the wider area. Photo: Inzay20, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Madroño

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (172°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (352°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 850 m out (1 in 84). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 26°C in February, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 3. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Pedasí. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 13 h 10 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to PTY, direct.

    See flights ORD → PTY · Skyscanner from about £265 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 3 h 50 from the airport to Madroño.

    Car hire · Discover CarsAd

  3. Accommodation.

    Nearest beds: Pedasí, 26 km (about 50 min by car)Ad

    No town with beds to book is nearer Madroño: plan on the drive each day you surf.

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

    Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

    See all places to stay in Pedasí, 26 km away on Booking.com →

    Closest towns to stay in

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates.

  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Pedasí · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Pedasí · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

Madroño on Google Maps · Directions

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct535 ft15 ssoft947kJ28°C
Mon 19Oct585 ft11 ssoft501kJ28°C
Tue 20Oct634 ft10 ssoft331kJ28°C
Wed 21Oct604 ft10 ssoft370kJ27°C
Thu 22Oct625 ft12 ssoft553kJ28°C
Fri 23Oct605 ft12 ssoft533kJ28°C
Sat 24Oct704 ft11 ssoft362kJ27°C
Sun 25Oct624 ft10 ssoft261kJ27°C
Mon 26Oct573 ft9 ssoft145kJ30°C
Tue 27Oct292 ft10 ssoft64kJ29°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 Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to PTY, then 3h 50 by road. About 13h 10 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Madroño

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (3 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Madroño

    Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Madroño

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Madroño

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 5 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Madroño

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to PTY, then 3h 50 by road. About 13h 10 door to door

The trip from Pedasí, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £670–£1,265 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to PTY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£265–£550
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£55–£95
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£135–£225
Food7 days eating out£125–£235
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£55–£95
Total£670–£1,265

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Pedasí

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

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Getting thereAd

Flights · Skyscanner Car hire · Discover Cars

Where to stayAd

Nearest beds: Pedasí, 26 km (about 50 min by car) · Booking.com

In the waterAd

Surf lessons · GetYourGuide Board and wetsuit hire · GetYourGuide

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