Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Bluff at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)8988888899999999109999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)290304309261254248274368449486486553553553535559596617528505482419383392
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.31
5:54PM
0.19
7:28AM
0.35
6:53PM
0.13
8:01AM
0.38
7:53PM
0.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.09
12:15AM
-0.05
2:26PM
0.05
12:37AM
-0.03
3:31PM
0.02
12:55AM
-0.01
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----6:23-------6:23-------6:24---
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1112--11--1111111-11-2-1
Temp. °C252526262726252524242526262726252424252626272625
Feels °C (?)282728272928282826252628272929262525262727292726
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