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El Palmer surf break

El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 12 Feb 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
23.8° C
 (Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Palmer today?

The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 12PM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (12 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)1ft (0.3m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 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 (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
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
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)181818161616161616161515141414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313130262525505050484342414141414039363517343417
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
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		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
2.97
12:20AM
3.21
1:17PM
3.08
1:27AM
3.34
2:15PM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.45
6:02PM
1.68
6:56AM
1.37
7:17PM
1.58
7:56AM
1.18
8:15PM
1.37
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:29-------6:29-------6:29---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252428303026252424242729302624242424282930272424
Feels °C (?)262629313027262625262829302625252626303032292627
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