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Panama La Vieja Surf Forecast
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Panama La Vieja surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Panama La Vieja surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Panama La Vieja sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Panama La Vieja today?
The current surf forecast for Panama La Vieja at 9AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Panama La Vieja. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | |
38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 79 | 43 | 41 | 70 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:55AM4.00m | 00:25AM3.82m | 12:49PM4.27m | 1:21AM4.08m | 1:40PM4.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM1.39m | 6:19PM1.29m | 6:33AM1.22m | 7:14PM0.95m | 7:28AM0.98m | 8:05PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 |
— | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 21 | 38 | 18 | 38 | 18 | 37 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 79 | 43 | 41 | 70 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 10 | S 15 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 38 | 19 | 38 | 18 | 37 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | — | S 9 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 14 | — | 6 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | SW 9 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 23 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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