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Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 4AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:59AM 3.36 | 10:36PM 3.71 | 11:08AM 3.44 | 11:37PM 3.89 | 12:14PM 3.61 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:53AM 1.31 | 4:10PM 1.18 | 5:00AM 1.16 | 5:15PM 1.12 | 6:05AM 0.92 | 6:19PM 0.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
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