La Zurda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 May 2026 EST
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La Zurda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Zurda sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Zurda today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (28 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
14
14
14
14
14
14
37
40
41
42
14
14
25
25
55
80
79
127
118
153
110
159
172
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
NNE
5
S
5
W
5
NNE
5
NW
0
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
ENE
0
NE
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:46AM3.97m
1:58PM4.25m
2:32AM4.06m
2:41PM4.31m
3:13AM4.15m
3:20PM4.36m
Low Tide
7:47AM1.21m
8:19PM0.87m
8:32AM1.13m
8:59PM0.75m
9:12AM1.05m
9:38PM0.65m
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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6:32
6:32
6:32
3
6
5
3
5
1
12
9
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
26
28
29
28
27
25
25
25
24
25
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
31
29
31
33
32
30
31
28
29
29
29
30
32
31
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
30
32
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
Energy kJ
32
14
14
14
14
14
14
37
40
41
6
6
6
6
6
10
10
79
127
118
153
110
159
172
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
6
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
42
14
14
15
25
55
80
10
6
6
7
55
12
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
23
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
22
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
9
9
8
8
25
15
15
2
2
11
11
37
11
40
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
25
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
67
67
67
69
67
67
0
0
0
0
62
62
0
62
0
0
0
0
62
62
62
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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