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El Palmer Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
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El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 11 May 2026 ESTForecast 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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Palmer today?
The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 7PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at El Palmer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | |
100 | 99 | 83 | 79 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 28 | 52 | 85 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.44m | 11:16PM3.28m | 11:49AM3.63m | 00:19AM3.46m | 12:43PM3.89m | 1:16AM3.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM1.41m | 5:28AM1.27m | 6:14PM1.17m | 6:28AM1.11m | 7:09PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 83 | 79 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 28 | 52 | 85 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 10 | SSE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | S 10 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 30 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 3 | 137 | 113 | 113 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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