Esmeralda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
26.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Esmeralda today?

The current surf forecast for Esmeralda at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
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
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)161616151515141414141414131313131313131313121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142138137133126848212081818077605968686757575654515255
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
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
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
4.44
4:25AM
4.38
4:47PM
4.56
5:05AM
4.42
5:23PM
4.57
5:42AM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.34
10:32AM
0.20
10:55PM
0.23
11:09AM
0.20
11:32PM
0.22
11:44AM
0.29
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset6:30-------6:30-------6:30-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------1--------
Temp. °C302725252525293130272525252529293027252525252930
Feels °C (?)282725252626303230272728282832323228272828293133
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