Esmeralda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.49° N 79.94° W

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is

30.2°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 (07 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 7AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (07 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	18s
Evening (07 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 7								Thursday 8								Friday 9
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	S 19	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 21	SSE 21	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	31	30	31	35	33	61	61	61	60	59	54	87	86	85	90	90	83	82	80	125	125	74	74	41
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NNW	N	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	W	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	SE	SE	NW	WNW	W	NW	S	S	SSE	ENE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide						1:11PM3.77m				1:43AM4.04m				2:08PM3.98m				2:32AM4.27m				2:56PM4.17m
Low Tide				7:02AM1.00m				7:26PM0.79m				7:59AM0.73m				8:17PM0.61m				8:46AM0.47m				9:01PM0.46m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:06	—	—
mm	—	1	—	2	2	1	3	—	—	1	5	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	29	29	29	28	28	27	26	26	28	29	29	28	28	27	26	27	28	29	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	32	34	33	33	32	33	31	30	30	33	34	33	32	33	31	30	32	32	33	32	33	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	31	29	31	33	33	33	33	30	60	59	54	87	86	85	51	51	83	82	80	76	73	71	42	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	SSE 15	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 21	SSE 21	S 11	S 11	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19
kJ	30	21	30	35	31	61	61	61	29	28	27	14	27	26	90	90	9	9	74	125	125	74	74	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	S 19	SSW 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 24	SSW 6	S 6	SSE 21	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 21	S 6	S 11	SSE 11	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	4	30	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	54	4	3	45	12	12	45	3	9	11	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	—	WNW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	—	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	2	4	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	First Beach (Wizard Beach) Bocas del Toro	Palenque Colón	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Playon Colón	Caca Rio Limon	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Mar Azul Golfo de Nicoya	Dominacalito and The Point Golfo de Nicoya	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama	Esmeralda Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	255	133	0	0	0	0	0	0	135	361	0	0	0	0	0	0	585	426	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito			Playa Mojon	Playa Cambutal
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3			1	1	4	3	3	3			1	4	4	4	4	4			1	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Silverbacks Bocas del Toro	Silverbacks Bocas del Toro	Bluff Bocas del Toro	Silva Island-P Land Veraguas	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Punta Brava Veraguas	Playon Colón		Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama			Playa Mojon Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	4	3	3	3	1		1	4	4	4	4	4			1	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5

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