Morro Negrito · Panama
Surfing Emily's
A reef break in Morro Negrito, Panama, for intermediate and advanced surfers.
Emily's breaks right in front of the accommodation at Morro Negrito, over sharp reef and rocks covered in barnacles. It changes speed along the wave, with open walls and a few short tubes.
Because you can check it from the camp and paddle straight out, it's the wave people surf most days. It works on a south-west swell. Booties help with the barnacles.
It's at its best on a south-west swell from April to October.
When to surf
Emily's
Emily's is at its best from April to October. Conditions it likes: Swell S-SW.
April to June: Prime
S-SW swell arriving, offshore mornings, Santa Catalina firing almost daily
July to September: Prime
Peak roaring-forties swell, biggest and most consistent, but wettest
Oct: Good
Still firing, onshore south winds more frequent late in the day
November to March: Quiet
Dry season, smaller S swell, cleaner but less consistent
The year across Southwest Panama
Waves near Emily's
The Point
1 kmMorro Negrito · Left Point · Advanced
Sandbar
2 kmMorro Negrito · Beach Break · Beginner / Intermediate
Nestles
32 kmMorro Negrito · Left & Right Reef · Advanced
Straight-line distances. By road it is usually further.
Getting there
Where to stay: Morro Negrito is a boat-access surf camp on an island off Remedios, sold as a full-board package (around $700/week), everything (transfers from Remedios, meals, boats to the reefs) is included. Get to Remedios by bus from Panama City (8h) then it's a boat. There's no walk-up option; book the camp direct.
Transport, costs, where to stay and the rest of the waves in the area are in the Morro Negrito guide.
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