Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 10AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888887788877777788878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162202179211133123164117126146150120117114969699143143101101989688
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14AM
0.43
10:50AM
0.42
11:27AM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
-0.05
8:18PM
-0.06
9:03PM
-0.07
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----6:27-------6:27-------6:28---
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---134443----1------121
Temp. °C242425262626262525252626262625252525262627262626
Feels °C (?)252525252526262626262726262725252626272628272828
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Bluff surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest