El Palmer surf break

El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 EST
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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
25.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
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
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)141313132020131319181818181818181717161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626058573337373736336362626161605895915251518585
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
3.52
7:45PM
3.54
8:22AM
3.30
8:32PM
3.32
9:19AM
3.13
9:34PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
1.20
2:06AM
1.09
2:23PM
1.44
2:57AM
1.30
3:22PM
1.63
4:02AM
1.45
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:11
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:29-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------2311--1
Temp. °C303232282726262630323228272727273031292726262525
Feels °C (?)323332292928292932343329293030303235322929292828
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