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La Zurda surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Zurda today?
The current surf forecast for La Zurda at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 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 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
64 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:31AM4.97m | 5:47PM5.09m | 6:23AM4.89m | 6:40PM4.88m | 7:18AM4.74m | 7:36PM4.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.27m | 00:04AM-0.05m | 12:27PM0.42m | 00:55AM0.15m | 1:22PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 |
1 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
31 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 64 | 61 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 24 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 12 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 7 | 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 6 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 22 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | SW 7 | N 2 | N 3 | — | — | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 217 | 225 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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