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First Beach (Wizard Beach) surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
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First Beach (Wizard Beach) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's First Beach (Wizard Beach) sea temperature is
27.6° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at First Beach (Wizard Beach) today?

The current surf forecast for First Beach (Wizard Beach) at 2PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s

Table - waves today at First Beach (Wizard Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)9999999910999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)499531573573606606606632660589552552497580593561415396388336247268323406
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.42
6:01AM
0.29
2:20PM
0.40
5:45AM
0.32
3:00PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57PM
0.08
8:47AM
0.28
10:17PM
0.10
10:12AM
0.26
10:39PM
0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-6:48-------6:48-------6:48------
Sunset----6:29-------6:29-------6:30---
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rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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Rain (mm)
112335321--1--11-----111
Temp. °C252526272727262525242526262625242423242526262525
Feels °C (?)252526282828272625252626272727262624262628282727
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