Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 EST
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Esmeralda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 2PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (19 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (19 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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

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Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
S
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)15151515151414141461013667777775566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4444444443837714243635342220131223
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
glassoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:26PM
3.87
3:31AM
4.06
4:01PM
3.93
4:06AM
4.08
4:37PM
3.94
4:41AM
4.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.57
9:24PM
0.85
9:48AM
0.48
10:00PM
0.79
10:23AM
0.44
10:36PM
0.79
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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Sunset--5:55-------5:55-------5:55-----
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Rain (mm)
131---223674144251----1-
Temp. °C282827252525252527282625252424242425262525252525
Feels °C (?)303130272727272729313029282627272528302928292829
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