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El Palmer surf break

El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
El Palmer surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Palmer sea temperature is
27.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Palmer today?

The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (06 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212111111111111111111111113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343332292928282828282713131099999999913
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15PM
4.52
6:29AM
4.35
7:01PM
4.42
7:16AM
4.14
7:45PM
4.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54AM
0.01
12:20AM
0.40
12:39PM
0.17
1:06AM
0.54
1:22PM
0.41
1:53AM
0.72
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:35-------6:37
Sunset--6:15-------6:15-------6:15-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C273029252424242427292926242524242830302524242424
Feels °C (?)273028262626262628292927252625242831302525252626
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