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Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for Bluff at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 262 | 232 | 211 | 206 | 176 | 176 | 171 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 201 | 230 | 224 | 219 | 219 | 213 | 242 | 254 | 267 | 230 | 207 | 175 | 166 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 0.43 | 10:53AM 0.44 | 11:27AM 0.44 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:51AM 0.04 | 7:13PM -0.02 | 8:09PM -0.05 | 8:58PM -0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
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