Nuevo Loco surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 18 May 2026 EST
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Nuevo Loco surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nuevo Loco 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 Nuevo Loco today?

The current surf forecast for Nuevo Loco at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Nuevo Loco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
32
31
31
24
28
21
64
61
55
55
55
55
24
53
46
45
45
45
45
45
43
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:41AM4.96m
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
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
1
3
4
7
2
1
1
4
1
8
4
Temp °C
25
25
29
30
29
26
26
25
25
25
29
31
30
27
26
26
25
26
30
30
27
26
26
25
29
29
33
34
32
29
30
29
29
30
34
37
34
31
30
31
29
31
36
35
31
30
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
36
34
32
31
31
14
14
13
64
61
55
55
55
55
24
53
46
45
45
45
45
45
43
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
25
25
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
6
Energy kJ
6
25
2
2
25
24
28
21
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
3
3
3
9
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
W
7
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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