Rio Tabasara', Panama
Also within 20 km of Las Lajas
- Las Lajas Surf spot · 3.9 km from Las Lajas
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About Rio Tabasara'
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (225°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (45°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–10 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.1 km out (1 in 213). 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 29°C in January, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and September, with about 4 good days in 7; in January, February and December, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Lajas. 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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Nearest beds: Las Lajas, 28 km (about 50 min by car)Ad
No town with beds to book is nearer Rio Tabasara': plan on the drive each day you surf.
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Forecast
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 75, good | 4 ft14 ssoft | 482kJ | offshorewind from the east, 5 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 70, good | 4 ft11 ssoft | 294kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 58, good | 3 ft10 ssoft | 223kJ | wind from the west, 1 knot | 29°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 58, good | 3 ft10 ssoft | 190kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 63, good | 3 ft11 ssoft | 258kJ | wind from the south-east, 4 knots | 29°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 63, good | 3 ft12 ssoft | 293kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 59, good | 3 ft11 ssoft | 211kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 1 knot, offshore | 29°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 46, fair | 3 ft11 ssoft | 138kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 29°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 34, too small | 2 ft9 ssoft | 79kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 30°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 25, too small | 2 ft11 ssoft | 62kJ | wind from the south-west, 3 knots | 28°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.
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6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
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- Tue 20 OctSurf Rio Tabasara'
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, wind 1 kn (1 km/h).
- Wed 21 OctSurf Rio Tabasara'
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Rio Tabasara'
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Rio Tabasara'
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.
- Sat 24 OctSurf Rio Tabasara'
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, offshore wind.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
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