About

THIS IS THE SPOT FOR GOOD BODYBOARDERS AND IT IS CALLED BY PEOPLE WHOA HAD SURF IN HAWAII....THIS ISLAND IS THE MINI HAWAII

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........

Additional Info:
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....

Location

Access

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

Getting there
Walk
Long walk (>30 min)
Public access
Yes
4x4 required
No
Boat required
No
Wave characteristics
Type
Sandbar
Direction
Right and left
Bottom
Sandy
Power
Hollow, Fast, Powerful, Slab
Frequency
Very consistent (150+ days/year)
Normal length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Good day length
Normal (50 to 150m)
Ideal conditions
Wind direction
West, SouthWest, South, East
Swell direction
North, NorthWest, West, NorthEast
Swell size
3ft-5ft - 16ft and over
Tide
All tides
Tide movement
Rising and falling tides
Crowd
Week
Empty
Weekend
Empty

Dangers

Urchins, Rips / undertow

Videos

None

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Frequency
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Frequency
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Bottom
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Frequency
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