Dumpers Surf Forecast

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Panama (43 surf breaks)

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Dumpers surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 EST

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Dumpers surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Dumpers sea temperature is 29.9° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dumpers this week:

The surf forecast for Dumpers over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Dumpers in the next 12 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Wed 5th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 9s
Best Surf	1AM (Wed 5th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 9s
Most Powerful	4PM (Tue 4th Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dumpers over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 02		Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	34	50	43	47	69	447	450	370	286	266	181	121	113	91	51	44	27	31	18	33	31
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	W	WNW	N	W	NW	N	W	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:15PM 0.19	10:33AM 0.41		10:37PM 0.12	11:20AM 0.47		12:27AM 0.08	12:11PM 0.51		2:33AM 0.07		1:05PM 0.54		4:20AM 0.09	2:01PM 0.55		5:15AM 0.11	2:58PM 0.55		5:55AM 0.14
Low Tide / height (m)	4:36PM 0.10	3:08AM 0.02		6:10PM 0.05	3:32AM 0.03			7:32PM 3:58AM -0.01 0.05			8:38PM -0.06	4:30AM 0.06		9:34PM -0.10	5:19AM 0.09		10:25PM -0.13	6:49AM 0.11		11:11PM -0.15	8:22AM 0.12

	Sun 02		Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08
Sunrise	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:20
Sunset	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:04	-	-

Rain (mm)	5	13	3	6	31	33	10	1	-	2	1	1	2	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	1
Temp. °C	27	25	26	26	25	24	24	25	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	26	27	28	26	27
Feels °C (?)	28	27	27	26	28	26	23	27	29	29	30	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	29	30

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Information about the Dumpers Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Dumpers provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Dumpers can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Dumpers surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Dumpers) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Dumpers may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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