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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 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
27.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at El Palmer today?
The current surf forecast for El Palmer at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 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
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | |
68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 102 | 60 | 116 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.87m | 9:26AM3.75m | 9:50PM3.62m | 10:40AM3.66m | 11:08PM3.51m | 11:52AM3.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.90m | 2:57AM0.75m | 3:34PM1.14m | 4:08AM0.97m | 4:54PM1.23m | 5:24AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 |
— | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 102 | 60 | 116 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 35 | 1 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 7 | — | S 7 | S 7 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | S 3 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 338 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 674 | 365 | 365 | 77 | 137 | 137 | 107 | 346 | 365 | 365 | 365 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 208 |
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