Surf Forecasts:
El Penon Amador surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, ENE swell with 304 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Penon Amador this week:
The surf forecast for El Penon Amador over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Penon Amador in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Penon Amador over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is a tough one to call. Let me be straight with you – for the next 16 days, El Penon Amador (Panama) is looking like a write-off for any kind of decent surf. We’re looking at a solid blank run here, so don’t bother checking the cams or waxing up your board just yet.
The whole setup is fighting against us. The wind is locked in from the ENE, blowing cross-shore at 12 to 25 mph almost every day, which is just trashing the surface. Even when the swell bumps up a bit, that wind is creating a lumpy, messy cross-chop. The water is a warm 84° right now, which is about 1° warmer than average for the time of year – feels like a bath, but it’s not the comfort that matters.
The first few days are a total bust. Tuesday the 4th through to the weekend, the swell is tiny and weak, with a combined energy of just 77 (weak) and then rising to 241 (moderate) by Friday the 7th afternoon, but the wind is still 19 mph. It’s just not surfable. The period is short, around 6-8 seconds, meaning the waves are weak and crumbly.
The second week doesn’t get any better. Swell heights do start creeping up – we see 5 ft on the 11th, and by the 14th and 15th of August, we’re looking at 6 ft to 7 ft with a decent energy reading of 526 (strong) on the Saturday morning. But the wind is still a factor, blowing 19-22 mph cross-shore. The swell direction is from the E and ENE, which is the wrong direction for this spot anyway – it’s looking for a North swell to really work. The period stays short, around 7-8 seconds, so it’s still just a messy, choppy wall of water.
Honestly, with that consistent wind and the swell direction being off, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The best advice I can give you is to put the board away and wait for a change in the forecast. It’s a long, dry run, but that’s how it goes sometimes in this area.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sat morning, strong winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
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 kJ | 77 | 75 | 75 | 3 | 121 | 113 | 138 | 261 | 154 | 220 | 197 | 170 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM0.41m | 2:00PM0.52m | 1:18AM0.37m | 3:02PM0.54m | 2:09AM0.34m | 4:07PM0.57m | 3:08AM0.32m | 5:12PM0.59m | 4:16AM0.32m | 6:13PM0.62m | 5:27AM0.33m | 7:10PM0.63m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.08m | 8:26PM0.23m | 7:45AM0.05m | 9:44PM0.23m | 8:39AM0.03m | 10:58PM0.23m | 9:39AM0.01m | 00:03AM0.22m | 10:43AM-0.00m | 00:58AM0.20m | 11:46AM-0.01m | 1:47AM0.19m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 166 | 154 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | NNE 8 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 75 | 75 | 102 | 121 | 113 | 138 | 261 | — | 220 | 197 | 170 | 222 | 106 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 121 | 135 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 877 | 83 | 25 | 260 | 15 | 23 | 260 | 15 | 42 | 434 | 64 | 23 | 901 | 15 | 42 | 610 | 15 | 528 | 434 | 323 |
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