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Playa Cambutal
A long, uncrowded Pacific beach break on the southern tip of the Azuero Peninsula, named directly by surf-forecast.com as one of Panama's listed breaks and placed by both OpenStreetMap and Google Maps at the same stretch of sand fronting the village of Cambutal. It runs on the Pacific Panama calendar — opposite to Bocas del Toro — with the swell window opening April through November and peaking around September.
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Surf Snapshot
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When to surf Playa Cambutal, month by month
Estimated from our authored seasonality — not a live forecast.
Peak season: Sept, Oct (All-time).
| Month | Surf consistency |
|---|---|
| Jan | Rare |
| Feb | Rare |
| Mar | Inconsistent |
| Apr | Moderate |
| May | High |
| Jun | High |
| July | High |
| Aug | High |
| Septpeak | All-time |
| Octpeak | All-time |
| Nov | Moderate |
| Dec | Rare |
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Rated for Levels 2-6 · Best at Level 4.
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A genuine beach break with multiple peaks along its length, so it has room for beginners on the smaller, mellower sections and punchier banks for intermediates and advanced surfers further down. The remoteness (no hospital nearby) is the real caution, not the wave itself.
Hazards
- rip currents on bigger swells
- remote — nearest clinic is in Tonosí
Camps near Playa Cambutal
Nearby spots
The closest graded spots to Playa Cambutal, straight-line distance.
- Playa Venao~40 km · Levels 1-6
- La Punta~93 km · Levels 4-7
Best months to surf here
In-season months for Panama, from our editors’ season calendar.