Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 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
27.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Bluff at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)888889888888999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107107142179290304309261254219254330469547547505541541565646660591516505
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:56PM
0.25
6:55AM
0.31
5:54PM
0.19
7:28AM
0.35
6:53PM
0.13
8:01AM
0.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:50PM
-0.07
1:11PM
0.09
12:15AM
-0.05
2:26PM
0.05
12:37AM
-0.03
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset6:22-------6:23-------6:23-------
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11---1--11-11--122111-
Temp. °C262626252524252626262525242425262626262525242526
Feels °C (?)282929282826272827282727252526272728282626252526
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