Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 19 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 12PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)1010109999910991010991010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)788753625538481430430466561549599667667639695741772733741639612612626639
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
0.38
1:26PM
0.35
2:12PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
-0.07
10:14PM
-0.06
10:25PM
-0.05
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thu
22
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:29-------6:29-------6:30---
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1----2211112353444333442
Temp. °C262526272727262625252627272726262525262727262625
Feels °C (?)262626272627262725252628272727272626282828272726
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