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Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 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: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)7ft (2.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)899991010101010109999101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)196427626664678799899849832710600513481437491575638710710696681653639710
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.41
12:44PM
0.38
1:26PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
-0.07
10:00PM
-0.07
10:14PM
-0.06
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:28-------6:29-------6:29---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1212231111---12311124545
Temp. °C252526262627262625242626272626262525262727272626
Feels °C (?)272728272729262625242726272727272525262827272627
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