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El Palmer surf break

El Palmer surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 16 Feb 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
23.5° C
 (Which is 3.1°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 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Feb)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
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
0.3
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
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)141514141313131313121212121212121211111212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212121363434343433313029292828272625132626272725
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
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		offcross-
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		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
3.78
3:39PM
3.86
3:46AM
4.01
4:14PM
4.13
4:24AM
4.19
4:49PM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
0.70
9:42PM
0.86
10:01AM
0.49
10:20PM
0.62
10:36AM
0.32
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:37----
Sunset------6:29-------6:30-------6:30-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------22-
Temp. °C252424242830292624252524283029262525242428282826
Feels °C (?)272626262931292625272725293028272527252630302928
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