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Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 05 Dec 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
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 10PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 49 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:56PM 4.47 | 4:10AM 4.72 | 4:47PM 4.54 | 5:01AM 4.67 | 5:38PM 4.52 | 5:53AM 4.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00PM 0.26 | 10:31AM -0.18 | 10:51PM 0.24 | 11:20AM -0.14 | 11:42PM 0.32 | 12:09PM 0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
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