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La Zurda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
29.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 33°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 18 | S 14 | |
46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:23AM4.89m | 6:40PM4.88m | 7:18AM4.74m | 7:36PM4.61m | 8:16AM4.55m | 8:36PM4.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.42m | 00:55AM0.15m | 1:22PM0.64m | 1:49AM0.42m | 2:21PM0.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
31 | 31 | 36 | 37 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
 kJ | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 19 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | S 7 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | N 2 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 217 | 228 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 0 | 67 |
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