Pela Pela 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 5.57° N 77.51° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Pela Pela sea temperature is

29.2°C

Pela Pela surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Pela Pela today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pela Pela at 4AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (-05) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	257	173	171	171	171	171	168	168	136	131	131	73	72	112	109	150	194	197	197	112	111	192	297	273
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SW	W	WNW	WNW	ENE	SE	SE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide			4:51AM3.66m				5:13PM3.47m				5:29AM3.58m				5:51PM3.36m				6:05AM3.43m				6:29PM3.19m
Low Tide	10:38PM0.15m				11:03AM0.12m				11:16PM0.22m				11:41AM0.18m				11:54PM0.35m				12:19PM0.30m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	4	1	1	2	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	32	32	32	32	31	32	33	32	32	31	31	30	30	30	31	31	31	30	30	32	31	30	31	32
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 6	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 15	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	257	173	171	171	171	171	168	168	136	101	74	73	72	51	14	150	194	197	197	112	78	192	297	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 18	SW 16	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 18	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 18	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6
kJ	12	18	18	18	12	11	60	59	131	131	131	5	14	14	109	13	13	13	13	12	111	9	9	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 21	SW 20	SSW 16	SSW 16	W 10	SW 6	SW 6	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 6	SW 14	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	6	2	8	8	18	16	26	26	2	5	5	57	55	112	51	50	50	49	35	77	12	33	19	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Playa Venao Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Mariatos Veraguas	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Tribuga Pacific	Tribuga Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific	Corto Circuito Gulf of Panama	Quatro-Once (411) Gulf of Panama	Pela Pela Pacific	Pela Pela Pacific
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	36	351	347	0	0	0	0	0	36	431	373	36	36	0	0	0	0	386	381	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2			2	2	2	2	2	1			1	1	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2			2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	7	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5

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