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Playa Guanico Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
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Playa Guanico surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Guanico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Guanico sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Guanico today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Guanico at 10PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Guanico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
82 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 214 | 214 | 197 | 322 | 326 | 402 | 582 | 392 | 417 | 485 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 413 | 352 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 269 | 321 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:59PM2.81m | 6:33AM2.67m | 6:36PM2.68m | 7:13AM2.55m | 7:17PM2.55m | 7:58AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.47m | 12:32PM0.80m | 00:56AM0.60m | 1:13PM0.93m | 1:39AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 82 | 103 | 103 | 104 | 214 | 214 | 197 | 322 | 326 | 402 | 582 | 392 | 417 | 485 | 515 | 515 | 508 | 413 | 352 | 342 | 336 | 331 | 269 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 124 | 178 | 43 | 87 | 55 | — | 26 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | S 24 |
| kJ | 78 | 78 | 43 | 36 | 71 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 44 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 97 | 38 | 60 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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