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La Zurda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Zurda today?
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 6PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at La Zurda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
32 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:56PM5.19m | 5:31AM4.97m | 5:47PM5.09m | 6:23AM4.89m | 6:40PM4.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:15PM-0.16m | 11:36AM0.27m | 00:04AM-0.05m | 12:27PM0.42m | 00:55AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
34 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 32 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 13 | S 5 | S 12 | S 15 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 |
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