Nestles, Panama

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Las Lajas, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list.

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About Nestles

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

The spot faces SW (206°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (26°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 5 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Las Lajas, 15 km away, is the nearest town we list. Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

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

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Forecast

Nestles does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

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Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nestles, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	72, good	4 ft12 s	467kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	67, good	4 ft10 s	337kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	60, good	4 ft10 s	244kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	54, good	3 ft10 s	214kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Thu 22Oct	51, good	3 ft10 s	227kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft12 s	328kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Sat 24Oct	61, good	4 ft11 s	262kJ	wind from the north-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	41, fair	3 ft11 s	158kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Mon 26Oct	37, fair	3 ft8 s	91kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 27Oct	35, too small	2 ft7 s	53kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	27°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. 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.

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6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
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Tue 20 Oct
Surf Nestles
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 4 ft at 10 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Nestles
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Thu 22 Oct
Surf Nestles
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
Fri 23 Oct
Surf Nestles
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
Sat 24 Oct
Surf Nestles
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
Sun 25 Oct
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