Updating conditions · Calibrated break

Punta Banco

Name: Punta Banco
Address: South Pacific · Costa Rica, Costa Rica

South Pacific · Costa Rica, Costa Rica · Reef break

Local time — · Sunrise 05:25 · Sunset 17:10

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Reading the ocean.

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Spot intelligence.

Punta Banco is a four-kilometre surf zone with multiple reefs and sand peaks. The broad tide range is deliberate, but the model prefers rising water and never reduces the whole coastline to one takeoff.

Profile source · Surfnerd Punta Banco spot guide

Profile geometry

Swell axis SW · 225°

Offshore wind from NE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left + right reef and beach peaks

Uneven reef and sand across multiple peaks

Swell window

S–W · SW preferred

0.6–3.7 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

NE offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

All tides · rising preferred

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character · setup · local read

Character

Punta Banco is defined by left + right reef and beach peaks over uneven reef and sand across multiple peaks. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

S–W · SW preferred swell, ne offshore and all tides · rising preferred form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.6–3.7 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to uneven shallow reef, rocky la piña section, rip currents. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Uneven shallow reefRocky La Piña sectionRip currentsRemote access and medical response

Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Reef break

Intermediate. Works best with S–W · SW preferred swell.

Timing

NE offshore

All tides · rising preferred. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.