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Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ESTForecast 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for Bluff at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 268 | 275 | 357 | 481 | 539 | 539 | 612 | 612 | 550 | 492 | 492 | 460 | 460 | 481 | 526 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 503 | 437 | 519 | 481 | 437 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57PM 0.23 | 8:44AM 0.37 | 7:55PM 0.16 | 9:17AM 0.40 | 9:03PM 0.10 | 9:49AM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:12PM 0.12 | 1:30AM -0.04 | 3:37PM 0.09 | 1:48AM -0.01 | 4:56PM 0.05 | 1:58AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - |
| Sunset | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
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