Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
25.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 3AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010131313131399171515151616161414141414141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77171717171610113021434447494837495153538280142
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
3.51
12:12PM
3.54
12:39AM
3.57
1:22PM
3.74
1:46AM
3.75
2:17PM
3.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:45AM
1.08
6:27PM
1.25
7:00AM
0.98
7:36PM
1.03
7:59AM
0.80
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------6:30-------6:29-------6:29-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252525253031312725252525303132272624242529313127
Feels °C (?)272728283133322726272727293131272725262730323227
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