Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Latitude: 9° 25.431' N |
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FIRST OF ALL THIS WAVE IS PLACED IN BOCAS DEL TORO PROVINCE, ISLA COLON, THERE ARE MULTIPLE BREAKS IN THE ARE, U CAN TAKE A 30 MINUTE WALK FROM THE TOWN, OR TAKE A TAXI AND U BE THERE IN 5 MINUTES....THIS PLACE IS A VIRGIN PARADISE...THE BEST SEASON IS LATE NOVEMBER THRU LATE APRIL DistanceSurf trip WalkLong walk (>30 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessBy plane only |
Wave qualityWorld Class
ExperiencePros or kamikaze only...
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
TypeSand-bar
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Slab
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good swell directionNorth, NorthWest, West, NorthEast
Good wind directionWest, SouthWest, South, East
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Urchins
- Rips / undertow
THIS SPOT BREAKS LIKE HAWAII, THE WAVE IS VERY POWERFULL, WITH BIG BARRELLS, ITS THE BEST WAVE FOR BODYBOARDERS IN PANAMA, HERE IS GOING TO BE PLACED THE FIRSL LATINOAMERICAN BODYBOARDING CHAMPIONSHIP, IN FEBRUARY 2002, I VE SEEN SOME SURFERS RIPING WHEN ITS SMALL BUT ACTUALLY THE WAVE ITS PREETY FAST FOR THEM IF U WANNA TRY COME HERE AND LETS SEE HOW GOOD U REALLY ARE....
Atmosphere
MAN THIS SPOT IS GREAT, WARM BREEZE, A VERY BLUE DEEP SKY,THE WATER IS LIKE CRYSTAL, THE SAND IS GOLD, THERE ARENT PEOPLE LIVING ON THE AREA SO ITS LIKE A VIRGIN PARADISE, ACTUALLY IT IS IN FACT, U GONNA LOVE IT, AND THE WAVE MAN, ITS BEAUTIFULL, ALWAYS GLASS IN THE MORNING..........CAN U IMAGINE THIS........
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THIS IS THE SPOT FOR GOOD BODYBOARDERS AND IT IS CALLED BY PEOPLE WHOA HAD SURF IN HAWAII....THIS ISLAND IS THE MINI HAWAII
Author: SASHA Contributors (2)
By anonymous , 24-10-2005
good - i surfed there in the new year 2005 (stand up) and it was a laugh. very heavy, close outs and 2 of my friends snapped their boards there in a few hours. sucky and fun at double overhead, but much bigger and is like wiamea shorey!! will be going back there this new year for sure!!!!
By NC surf , 25-09-2005
Why it pounds. - Free dove here last Nov (04) when we lost the prop on our boat. We were only 200 yards off the beach yet the propeller was located about 50 feet beneath us. Had to swim down and pick it off the bottom along with the nut that held it on. Pretty interesting. Its no wonder this place breaks like it does. Deep water energy slamming into shallow sand bars. I'll go back.
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By Anonymous , 14-08-2006
drive thru sth america? - Me and a mate are going to panama for a few months in may 2007, just wondering from those that have been to bluff wether it is the same beachy they surf in Drive-Thru sth america. any info will be greatly appreciated.Cheers!