Esmeralda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.49° N 79.94° W

Issued: 6 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is

29.8°C

Esmeralda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 10AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 6							Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	73	71	68	66	64	63	62	61	59	58	33	33	33	57	57	57	72	73	146	140	123	119	166	155	149	146
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	SSW	S	S	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SE	NE	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					1:48PM3.82m				2:04AM4.13m				2:35PM3.96m				2:46AM4.22m				3:16PM4.05m				3:25AM4.26m
Low Tide			7:37AM0.75m				7:51PM0.84m				8:23AM0.56m				8:36PM0.75m				9:03AM0.42m				9:16PM0.67m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	5:55
mm	1	2	4	2	2	6	3	—	—	—	1	4	4	4	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	28	28	28	27	26	25	25	26	27	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	26	28	27	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	29	29	33	31	31	31	29	27	28	30	32	31	30	29	30	28	28	27	28	32	31	31	30	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 4	S 4	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	73	71	68	66	64	63	9	6	59	58	33	33	33	33	8	5	72	73	146	140	123	119	166	155	149	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 4	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 4	S 4	SSW 6	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 8	SSW 9	S 11	S 11
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	62	61	3	3	8	28	28	57	32	31	29	28	25	25	28	28	5	15	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 18	SSE 17	SSW 6	S 22	S 21	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 7	SSE 15	S 16	SSW 12	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	S 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	4	4	1	1	26	27	8	10	9	57	57	1	22	20	28	11	12	—	—	—	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	—	S 2	S 4	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	SW 6	—	SSE 2	SSE 4	S 4	—	S 4	SSW 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SW 11	N 2
kJ	1	1	1	—	1	12	1	3	3	1	18	—	2	10	10	—	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	5	29	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Cutters Right Golfo de Nicoya	Backwash Golfo Dulce	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Panama La Vieja Gulf of Panama	Dominacalito and The Point Golfo de Nicoya	Pavones Golfo Dulce	Panama La Vieja Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Eclipse Golfo Dulce	Mariatos Veraguas	Las Bovedas Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	472	367	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	426	348	73	0	0	0	0	330	162	68	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Mojon			Playa Mojon	Corto Circuito	Quatro-Once (411)	Rio Mar	Rio Mar			Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	3	1			1	3	3	1	1			3	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama			Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama			Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Quatro-Once (411) Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Rio Mar Gulf of Panama		Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	3	1			2	3	3	3	1		3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9

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