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El Palmer Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 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
28.7° 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: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Palmer. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | |
20 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 53 | 86 | 85 | 146 | 83 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29PM4.06m | 5:59AM3.88m | 6:05PM3.92m | 6:36AM3.73m | 6:42PM3.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.74m | 11:45PM0.48m | 11:59AM0.87m | 00:22AM0.63m | 12:37PM1.03m | 1:00AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
— | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 86 | 85 | 146 | 83 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | SSW 10 | S 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 2 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 53 | 44 | 44 | — | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 107 | 254 | 78 | 113 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 77 | 77 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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