Playa Cambutal surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 20 Oct 2025 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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playa Cambutal today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Cambutal at 4AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131312121212121212131316161316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)672644617486525472472400400400394237268264260260260264277295496496215306
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
3.27
3:12PM
3.14
3:22AM
3.34
3:47PM
3.21
3:55AM
3.37
4:21PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
0.48
9:11PM
0.59
9:36AM
0.37
9:46PM
0.55
10:09AM
0.31
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset------6:04-------6:04-------6:04-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1124321---122232--12132-
Temp. °C262525252525262525252425262626252525252527272725
Feels °C (?)292828292828292828292729303029282828282829282927
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gulf of Panama

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playa Cambutal (calm at El Cerro wx 45 km from Playa Cambutal). 1.1m 6s windswell from the SW with a 1.0m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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0.0
28.2
Air / Water (°C)
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