Paunch Reef surf break

Paunch Reef surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 13 Sep 2025 EST
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Paunch Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paunch Reef sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paunch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Paunch Reef at 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Paunch Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1711471711881931621401361121099188846748484836363429293433
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
0
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
NW
25
WNW
10
WSW
5
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.12
5:50PM
0.50
7:18AM
0.12
6:40PM
0.51
8:05AM
0.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
-0.08
10:33AM
0.04
1:35AM
-0.10
11:23AM
0.04
2:24AM
-0.10
12:15PM
0.04
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:18----
Sunset------6:30-------6:30-------6:29-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1--161----1682------
Temp. °C272726262728282827262626272728272525252526272727
Feels °C (?)313129303132303130292928302929292826252830312930
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bocas del Toro

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Paunch Reef (light winds from the SW at Linea de Base wx 32 km from Paunch Reef). 1.0m 8s swell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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32 km away, 54 min ago

6 km/h
SW
0.0
29.7
Air / Water (°C)
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