Bocas del Toro, Panama
Silverbacks
Advanced
Reef break
Reef bottom
Peels both
0.9–3 m
Mid tide
Panama's best known Caribbean reef break, producing powerful lefts and rights over shallow coral. Silverbacks is located in the Bocas del Toro archipelago and requires a boat to access. When Caribbean swells arrive, it can produce heavy, world-class barrels. The tropical island setting and uncrowded lineups attract traveling surfers.
Hazards
ShallowUrchinsRemote
Conditions
- Best swell
- N, NE
- Best wind
- S, SW
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.9–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 9.3833, -82.2333