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Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
27.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)131312121818121212161616161615151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171730293130302930515050484844427170693836613636
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
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		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
4.11
5:22AM
4.14
5:51PM
4.23
5:59AM
4.15
6:26PM
4.29
6:38AM
4.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.40
11:19PM
0.70
11:36AM
0.36
11:57PM
0.63
12:11PM
0.37
12:35AM
0.59
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--6:21-------6:22-------6:22-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C283030272626252628303026252525242830292625252525
Feels °C (?)293130272626252627292826262627252929282727272727
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