Isla mamey, Panama

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portobelo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ONX (ONX), 41 km.

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About Isla mamey

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

The spot faces N (341°), so it takes swell from the N. The wind blows offshore from the S (161°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 1.1 km out (1 in 115). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 29°C in May, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually June and July, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Portobelo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ONX (ONX), 41 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.

Water about 29°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 45 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to PTY, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Isla mamey.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Portobelo, 9 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: ONX (ONX), 41 km.
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Forecast

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

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Isla mamey, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	4 ft6 smushy	96kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Mon 19Oct	33, too small	3 ft6 smushy	46kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	35, too small	3 ft6 smushy	41kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	12, too small	1 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots, offshore	30°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	28°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 26Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 27Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	6kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 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. 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

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to PTY, then 1h 25 by road. About 10h 45 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Surf Isla mamey
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 3 ft at 5 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
Wed 21 Oct
Surf Isla mamey
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 2 ft at best.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Too small: 1 ft at best.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to PTY, then 1h 25 by road. About 10h 45 door to door

Rough cost

About £535–£1,040 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to PTY, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£265–£550
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£55–£95
Food	7 days eating out	£125–£235
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£55–£95
Total		£535–£1,040

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

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