Nuevo Loco surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Nuevo Loco today?

The current surf forecast for Nuevo Loco at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Nuevo Loco. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
38
37
37
18
17
17
26
25
25
24
34
31
48
46
46
45
79
43
73
70
69
69
69
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
5
SW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SE
0
ESE
5
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:55AM4.00m
00:25AM3.82m
12:49PM4.27m
1:21AM4.08m
1:40PM4.57m
2:13AM4.37m
Low Tide
6:19PM1.29m
6:33AM1.22m
7:14PM0.95m
7:28AM0.98m
8:05PM0.59m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30
3
5
5
2
4
4
6
3
Temp °C
30
30
29
27
26
25
25
25
30
31
32
28
26
25
25
26
29
30
29
26
26
25
25
25
35
34
33
31
30
29
29
29
34
35
35
31
30
29
29
30
33
35
34
29
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
18
38
18
18
18
17
17
7
7
7
9
31
31
48
46
46
45
79
43
73
70
69
69
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
38
18
37
37
16
16
15
14
14
14
24
24
23
7
34
6
6
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
8
8
7
7
7
7
26
25
25
14
34
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
8
17
3
2
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
183
1
1
71
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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