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Playa Cambutal surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 EST
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Playa Cambutal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Cambutal sea temperature is
27.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Playa Cambutal today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Cambutal at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141817131717171616161616161515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)75675675672450652251666566594613431294127814111261123012731074924899789778778767
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NE
25
ENE
25
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
0
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34AM
3.55
5:48PM
3.69
6:22AM
3.45
6:37PM
3.52
7:15AM
3.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
-0.08
11:38AM
0.24
12:08AM
0.00
12:27PM
0.37
12:58AM
0.17
1:21PM
0.56
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:09----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272625253032312727262525313231282826252630282927
Feels °C (?)312927273031292929282828323333313329272932293031
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