Can be dangerous at low tide due to exposed rocks and reef.
Overview
Atmosphere
P Land is rarely found smaller than head high and average size is about 4-5 feet overhead. The island break is a beautiful spot with coconuts growing all over the island.
P Land can be great. On the last day of our vacation it peaked at 10 feet and was perfect. It is not a wave for beginners as there are a lot of rocks which you need to be careful of, but it is a real classic. It is definitely not a Pipe or Backdoor type of wave, but still very very good, just need to hit it on an OK swell. Morro Negrito camp treated us well, the food was good and the people were friendly. However if you are used to 4/5 star hotels this is not the place for you as the accommodation is just a bit better than camping, so do not expect much. Sand bar is also another fun wave, long right break wave but make sure you have strong arms as the currents are tough. Overall a great place especially for the money.
comment by Anonymous, 2009-03-06 16:38:50
To expensive for what you get!
Morro Negrito is only a world class wave about 2-3 times a year. Itīs a very fickle spot. The tide needs to be just right. Not every angle hits the rocks the right way. It is not protected frim the wind so on shore ruins the wave, and there are strong winds in Panama. I mean it does usually break and you will be able to surf. But not the world class wave you see in the pics. And if there is no surf you will be absolutely BORED.
The accomodations are ok, they dont take you out on the boat to wherever you want whenever you want. You have to stick to their plan. Jeff is nice but he charges way too much.
Also please respect the name. It is SILVA and not Pland. I hope this helps cause I have talked to alot of disgrunted ppl out in the water there complaining. But if you are lucky.......
comment by Anonymous, 2008-11-01 19:59:37
i have been there
the waves should be way better for being so far off the beaten path. if you go, you had better bring supplemental food, because the portions are tiny, unless you eat like a bird.
the staff tries hard to make it a good time. nestles has plenty of punch and does not close out, but it is a 2-4 SECOND wave. i expected much better set-ups. lack of swell wasn't the issue, we had chest to overhead surf everyday i was there, ssw, sw, and wsw swells, clean every morning as any other mountainous region and i surfed everyday, just not near the quality that i believed was there. steve cut us a deal on the price to 400/wk/person. i guess i just got lucky on that one. the only really cool thing for me was surfing by boat, a first time. bring friends and plenty of snacks if you go. some people really enjoy just hanging in tropical outpost surroundings, which is cool for a few days, but i wanted good wave setups.
comment by British surfer, 2009-07-03 19:58:18