Bluff surf break

Bluff surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Bluff at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179179217241241230224238232261261307307322292255255307386413404354322338
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.29
2:58AM
0.09
1:09PM
0.24
3:20AM
0.15
2:15PM
0.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
-0.04
8:29PM
-0.02
5:57AM
0.08
8:46PM
-0.01
8:26AM
0.08
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:47-------6:47-------6:47----
Sunset------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-----12111--11--111--2
Temp. °C262524242526262626252424252626262524242425262626
Feels °C (?)292725252627262728272525262728292826262526272829
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