Panama - Punta Chame Spot Guide
Main Kite Beach
Giant sand beach with a prevailing cross-on wind direction but worth noting there is a pretty significant tidal movement over the course of the day, when the tide is lower and dropping the conditions are flattest. Then when the tide is incoming and higher we get more waves. More advanced kiters are able to get out any time of day. Overall, an awesome spot with a wide variety of conditions and warm water.
Isla Taborcillo / The Sand Bar
Isla Taborcillo is a great adventure to kitesurf over to, taking around 10 - 20 minutes depending on the wind direction. You can kitesurf around the island as well as land your kite and check out the abandoned John Waynes themed resort. We can also arrange boat trips or you can SUP to the Island.
The kitesurfing really comes alive and Punta Chame becomes a world class flat water spot for a few hours either side of low tide. Its best around full moon when the tidal range is the greatest. The water level gets deep quickly away from the sand bar meaning you can really go for it with any new tricks in perfect butter flat conditions!
Want to make sure you plan your trip to have the best sand bar quality? Check out the calendar below showing you when the Sand Bar will be at its best, being around for 1 - 2.5 hours either side of low tide. (Yellow = 5* Quality)
The Lagoons
The are a few lagoons in Punta Chame that are best at mid tide. There is a small one 5 minutes away from the guesthouse which is perfect to practice freestyle. If you keep heading down the beach for another 10 minutes kitesurfing you will get to the large lagoon (River mouth). There is a road downwind of this spot so its is only suitable for advanced riders.
Surfing - Chame Banks
Chame banks is a surf spot just a 10 minute drive away from the guesthouse on the offshore side of the peninsula. It gets perfect shaped A frame waves due to the strong off shore winds all season long which is perfect for all levels. We run surf trips daily when ever the surf is up and also have boards to rent.
