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Destiladeros surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Destiladeros surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Destiladeros sea temperature is
27.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Destiladeros today?
The current surf forecast for Destiladeros at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Destiladeros. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 55 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31PM 2.80 | 1:37AM 3.05 | 2:17PM 2.89 | 2:21AM 3.12 | 2:59PM 2.99 | 3:02AM 3.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:15AM 0.86 | 7:25PM 1.10 | 8:01AM 0.75 | 8:12PM 1.02 | 8:43AM 0.64 | 8:55PM 0.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
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