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Patanemo 60.4

#3536 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇻🇪 Venezuela · Carabobo · near Puerto Cabello

Works almost every day, wind is the enemy here, no off season.

Works all yearWarm waterIntermediate
Surf score60.4 /100
Surfable days99% of the year
Clean days1% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell2% period 11 s+
Typical size1.1 m 3.6 ft median
Water27°C boardshorts

Best time to surf Patanemo

The best time to surf Patanemo is September, November, December. It rarely works. In September the water sits around 28°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 0.9 m. The nearest airport is VLN (34 km) and the nearest town is Puerto Cabello (9 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan100%1%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Feb100%0%1.4 m26°Cboardies
Mar100%2%1.2 m26°Cboardies
Apr99%0%1.2 m26°Cboardies
May100%0%1.2 m27°Cboardies
Jun99%0%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Jul100%0%1.1 m27°Cboardies
Aug99%0%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Sep95%5%0.9 m28°Cboardies
Oct100%1%0.9 m29°Cboardies
Nov97%4%1.0 m28°Cboardies
Dec100%3%1.2 m27°Cboardies

Why 60.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
0.2
Groundswell 12%
0.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
2.6
Water comfort 10%
10.0
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 350° with 31% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 85% of days. Mean peak period 6.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 64%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 10.457, -67.922 (OpenStreetMap).

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