Roca Chica, Panama
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About Roca Chica
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces S (189°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (9°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 2–7 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 2.4 km out (1 in 244). 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 April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best months are usually January, February, March and December, with about 7 good days in 7; in October, about 2. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Boca Chica, 4.4 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
The score for beginners, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Score for beginners | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 18Oct | 0, too big | 5 ft14 ssoft | 792kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 19Oct | 0, too big | 5 ft11 ssoft | 444kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 0, too big | 4 ft11 ssoft | 326kJ | wind from the north-west, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 0, too big | 4 ft10 ssoft | 283kJ | wind from the north-north-west, 3 knots | 27°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 0, too big | 4 ft12 ssoft | 423kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 0, too big | 4 ft12 ssoft | 477kJ | wind from the north-east, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 0, too big | 4 ft11 ssoft | 357kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 50, good | 3 ft11 ssoft | 205kJ | wind from the north-west, 5 knots | 28°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 62, good | 2 ft9 ssoft | 78kJ | wind from the south-west, 4 knots | 27°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 66, good | 2 ft8 smushy | 60kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 6 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.
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6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for beginner surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
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- Tue 20 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Wed 21 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Thu 22 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Fri 23 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Sat 24 OctRest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 0 of 80.
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
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