Paunch Reef surf break

Paunch Reef surfForecast / Bocas del Toro / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paunch Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Paunch Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)888888899888888999998999999999101010101099101010109999999999888889988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)381346330289268268322324286267224219192219267362413440460399354411481551528470460408399418535638638652625587599725784769681564540492440399418460406418370338330297304311302326338373
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
0.23
4:21AM
0.22
6:28PM
0.30
5:23AM
0.16
7:00PM
0.38
6:29AM
0.10
7:38PM
0.45
7:36AM
0.06
8:21PM
0.49
8:44AM
0.02
9:06PM
0.52
9:54AM
0.00
9:54PM
0.53
11:09AM
-0.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
-0.08
11:22PM
0.12
11:18AM
-0.07
12:55AM
0.07
11:39AM
-0.07
2:12AM
0.02
12:05PM
-0.07
3:18AM
-0.03
12:35PM
-0.06
4:19AM
-0.07
1:09PM
-0.06
5:18AM
-0.09
1:45PM
-0.05
6:17AM
-0.11
2:23PM
-0.04
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
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Rain (mm)
21------------1221----1442-544442352323246255751211-1211---1
Temp. °C272828272726252526272727272626262627272726262625252626272626262626262726262625242424252626252424262727262626262627272727
Feels °C (?)293030293028272728292929292727272729282927272726272726292727282828272927262625262626252626252424282828272828282930292829
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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 NNW at Bocas Del Toro Airport 3 km from Paunch Reef). A 1.4m swell from the NE

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