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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Punta del Palmar
Panama
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About 1 1/2 hours from Panama City, follow the Pan-american Highway to the town of San Carlos, make the next left after that. DistanceTake a car WalkShort walk (5-15 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypePoint-break
DirectionRight
BottomSandy with rock
PowerPowerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionWest, SouthWest, South
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdCrowded
Dangers
- Rocks
Additional Information
Go rigth in follow the road and park anywhere you like.Swimming crowd on weekends. Palmar beach has difernt area for surf, like the front, in the palmar front the surfers can surf left and right, palmar point you know, Hawaisito, is a perfect lelf, fun wave, and only hide tide, walking from palmar surf camp at hawaisito 3 min. Hazaras--rocks, crow in water ok, this is a excelent spot for all surfers and the locals are frienly. Walking from palmar surf camp at palmar point also 3 min. , wallking from palmar surf camp at Jeffrey´s 7 min. From here at Rio mar beach in car 5 min. walking 15 min.
Atmosphere
Friendly, locals Ok.
General
It is a nice break, with a nice inside fast section.
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Comments
By carlos.martinelli@turner.com , 16-05-2006
Palmar - I used to live in Panama for 21 years, I've surfed most if not all of Panama from Catalina to Bocas del Toro... Most people hate traveling to a different country to surf and find "little" to no surf so I leave this message for the experienced surfers... Just so you guys know that are going to Panama Palmar is pretty much a fun break when it's small to medium. The point of Palmar is pretty good only when the swell is real big. But it tends to close out so if you're coming from Australia or somewhere SUPER far away... DOn't bother. As a beginner this is a good beach to learn on, it's a sandy break so it's not dangerous. Having said that, Panama's roads have become way better so this has made access to the beaches real easy! SOOO if you go, go during the week, going on a weekend on a good swell will definitly screw your over since every single koook out in Panama will be there! Just hopes this helps ok, if you want more info about any of the beaches drop me a line.
By panameñita , 14-12-2004
el palmar mansa playa - el palmar is a good spot the locals are nice people and is a good place 4 people that are learning, tambien para personas q saben, but a lot of people go in the weekends
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By eric h , 19-11-2008
Can anyone a shop to rent gear? - I'm bringing my girlfriend along to teach her to surf. Anyone recommend a beach that good for beginners and a sshop to rent from? Thanks!