Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 5PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371366362397284277263252252249246167167165186183160156152105102102101101
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
E
10
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
4.43
5:14AM
4.24
5:24PM
4.35
5:48AM
4.14
5:57PM
4.20
6:22AM
3.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.42
11:02PM
0.24
11:15AM
0.47
11:36PM
0.29
11:49AM
0.58
12:10AM
0.42
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:15-------6:15
Sunset--6:29-------6:29-------6:29-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C293030282625252529302928262525253031312826252525
Feels °C (?)313232292828272731323329282828283234322828282828
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