Esmeralda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 8.49° N 79.94° W

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Esmeralda sea temperature is

29.6°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 10AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	72	72	71	70	70	74	80	80	80	79	40	38	38	37	37	37	38	93	87	86	84	81	75	74	73	71
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SSW	S	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	NW	SE	SSW	S	S	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	N	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide				10:30AM3.57m				11:15PM3.77m				11:46AM3.57m				00:20AM3.88m				12:52PM3.68m					1:16AM4.01m
Low Tide		4:16AM1.16m				4:45PM1.01m				5:35AM1.11m				5:58PM1.02m				6:42AM0.95m				6:59PM0.94m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	5:57
mm	1	—	1	1	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	3	2	2	—	2	1	—	—	2	6	11	2	—	1	1
Temp °C	26	26	27	28	28	27	26	25	25	25	27	27	27	27	26	26	25	25	26	27	25	24	24	25	25	25
Feels °C	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	28	27	29	32	30	30	31	29	29	28	29	30	31	29	26	26	29	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 6	S 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	72	72	71	70	70	74	80	80	80	79	11	11	38	37	37	37	38	93	87	86	84	81	75	74	73	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 3	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	S 7	—	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 7	SW 7
kJ	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	3	7	40	38	6	6	7	3	3	3	3	4	—	4	8	13	8	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	—	SE 4	SE 4	—	S 21	S 6	S 21	S 21	S 20	—	S 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 6	S 6	SE 4	—	S 12	S 11	—	—	WSW 4
kJ	6	—	1	1	—	9	1	9	9	8	—	7	37	32	31	31	30	3	3	1	—	11	10	—	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	—	SSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	11	13	20	25	11	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	102	102	133	133	0	0	0	0	11	162	367	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito	Playa Venao			Modrono	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito			Rio Mar	Destiladeros	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Playa Venao	Playa Cambutal	Playa Venao	Playa Cambutal	Playa Cambutal	Corto Circuito	Corto Circuito
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2			2	2	3	3	3	3			1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Silva Island-Nestles Veraguas	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Paunch Reef Bocas del Toro	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Mariatos Veraguas		Rio Mar Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2		1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8

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