Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 20 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
28.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (20 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)146131066677666666611661414151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43483612142221201212121212106111820212121
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
3.93
4:06AM
4.08
4:37PM
3.94
4:41AM
4.06
5:12PM
3.90
5:16AM
3.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
0.48
10:00PM
0.79
10:23AM
0.44
10:36PM
0.79
10:59AM
0.45
11:13PM
0.84
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15
Sunset--5:55-------5:55-------5:55-----
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
632362--1321-----211---1
Temp. °C272727262425242527272726252525252728282625252525
Feels °C (?)313131302728262832313130282828293133322928272827
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