Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Bluff at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
28
28
35
52
55
55
55
54
54
46
47
42
47
47
47
41
42
43
44
38
37
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
0
NW
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:41AM0.45m
6:57PM0.10m
5:34AM0.43m
7:38PM0.12m
6:26AM0.39m
8:20PM0.16m
Low Tide
12:35PM-0.20m
10:35PM0.04m
1:17PM-0.18m
11:46PM0.04m
1:56PM-0.16m
00:59AM0.04m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:13
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6:38
6:38
6:38
6:38
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
28
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
30
30
30
31
31
29
29
28
29
30
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Energy kJ
29
28
28
28
35
52
55
55
55
54
54
46
47
42
47
47
47
41
42
43
44
38
37
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
Energy kJ
15
1
2
5
2
3
3
5
4
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
140
140
140
404
272
90
7
7
7
7
7
400
176
66
66
66
7
66
66
158
158
158
140
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Bocas del Toro
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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