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Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?
The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 11PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Esmeralda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
71 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:50AM3.52m | 1:08PM3.83m | 1:42AM3.59m | 1:54PM3.87m | 2:28AM3.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM1.01m | 6:52AM1.14m | 7:30PM0.90m | 7:42AM1.10m | 8:14PM0.78m | 8:26AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 |
8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 71 | 70 | 3 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 42 | 40 | 35 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 14 | SE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 18 | — | S 8 | S 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 20 | — | SE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | NNE 2 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 89 | 89 | 111 | 117 | 74 | 74 | 89 | 102 | 111 | 133 | 134 | 134 | 74 | 0 | 11 | 73 | 102 | 133 |
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