Reef
both
Level 6/10

Dumpees

Isla Colón, Panama
🪸Sharp reef⚠️Shallow

Dumpees is Bocas del Toro's sucky tube machine—a wave originally discovered by bodysurfers but now ridden by stand-up surfers who can handle the thick, pitching barrels. The wave jacks up fast over shallow reef and spits hard. Technical but rewarding.

3-Day Forecast
Today
30
40
Poor
1.4m
@9s
7km/h
Tue
31
54
Fair
1.6m
@10s
7km/h
Wed
1
57
Fair
1.7m
@10s
7km/h
+7
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Today's Conditions

Swell
1.4m
ENE(57°)
Score: 9/25
Period
9s
Short period / windswell
Score: 4/25
Wind
7km/h
NNW(332°)
Score: 17/25
Weather
27°C
0.1mm89%
Windswell Component
0.1mNNW@1s
0
Forecast Confidence
100%
Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather
Best Session
morning
AM: 4 km/h W|PM: 8 km/h N
Lighter winds early (4 km/h)
Mid tide at 10am (0.2m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

4:00 am
Low tide - 0.08m
10:30 am
High tide - 0.22m
5:00 pm
Low tide - 0.10m
Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

40
Poor
Components
Swell Direction17/25
Swell Size9/25
Swell Period4/25
Wind17/25
Raw Score47/100
Adjustments
📉 Undersized Swell-7
Adjusted Score40/100
Confidence
Multiplier×1.00
Final Score40

Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction
NE (45°)
Direction range
20° - 80°
Size range
1.2m - 2.5m
Ideal size
2.2m
Height multiplier
0.92×
Ideal period
14s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction
SW (225°)
Offshore range
190° - 260°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide
low to mid
Optimal range
0.3m - 1.2m

Water temp

28°C

Wetsuit

Boardshorts / Rashguard

Difficulty

6/10

Crowd level

3/10

Access: Isla Colón. Near Paunch and Bluff.

Best Season

Peak: Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar

Secondary: Sep, Oct

Winter swells. Bocas paradise but surfers score too.

Getting There

Airport
BOC
Drive time
15 min
Data quality
verified

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