Panama La Vieja surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 09 Aug 2025 EST
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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
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Panama La Vieja today?

The current surf forecast for Panama La Vieja at 5PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (09 Aug)1ft (0.3m)19s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Panama La Vieja. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)151919141414181717181813141516161616171818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13613313498966591918787906065741087677366570701077774
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
SSE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassoncrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglassonononglassglassglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
4.51
4:32AM
4.62
4:43PM
4.69
5:10AM
4.86
5:24PM
4.80
5:49AM
5.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.87
10:18PM
0.43
10:38AM
0.62
10:56PM
0.27
11:18AM
0.43
11:34PM
0.19
Saturday
09
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:09
Sunset--6:37-------6:36-------6:36-----
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Rain (mm)
2-21--1--23--1----------
Temp. °C262827252424232327282525242423232728282625242424
Feels °C (?)313232282728262732312930282826273030313029282828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gulf of Panama

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Panama La Vieja (light winds from the S at Marcos Gelabert Airport 2 km from Panama La Vieja). 0.4m 14s groundswell from the S with a 0.2m 13s groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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2 h 27 min ago

13 km/h
S
Cross-On
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