Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
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Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bluff sea temperature is
27.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Bluff at 7AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173173162219196211203169120117129150150150126126122119149168168149149135
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
0.01
10:14AM
0.43
10:50AM
0.42
11:27AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.01
7:23PM
-0.05
8:18PM
-0.06
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:48-------6:48-------6:48----
Sunset------6:27-------6:27-------6:28-
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-----123322----11-----1
Temp. °C262524242526262626262525262626262525252525262726
Feels °C (?)282725252626252626272525272626272626262626272928
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