Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313132120191918181717171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1201181161157774737170685757568476145205368352344423399371366
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
SE
10
E
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
4.20
3:23AM
4.12
3:41PM
4.35
4:03AM
4.23
4:17PM
4.43
4:39AM
4.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
0.54
9:28AM
0.50
9:52PM
0.37
10:05AM
0.43
10:28PM
0.26
10:40AM
0.42
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:16--
Sunset6:29-------6:29-------6:29-------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C302826252525292929282525242529282828252524252930
Feels °C (?)312928282827313132292728262831293130272826283232
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