Surf-Forecast | Playa Guanico Surf Guide

Lat Long: 7.27° N 80.42° W

Issued: 12 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa Guanico sea temperature is

29.5°C

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

Playa Guanico Surf Guide

Playa Guanico in Gulf of Panama is an exposed beach and reef break that has dependable surf Offshore winds blow from the north. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the south. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights as well as left and right hand reef breaks. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here.

Playa Guanico Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	3	consistent	29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Guanico:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Guanico occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Playa Guanico (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Guanico with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 81% of the time in January while 8% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 11% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

81%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

11%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa Guanico Location Map

Interactive Playa Guanico surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa Guanico Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 9 November 2026, 06:25 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 09
ft, °F	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

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Tides at Playa Guanico

Current tide and informaton

For Modrono, 5 km from Playa Guanico.

Next High Water: 03:49pm | 2.94m

Next Low Water: 09:34am | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Playa Guanico Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 31.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.5 °C) too at Playa Guanico. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite