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Playa Malibu surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Malibu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Malibu sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Malibu today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Malibu at 11PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Playa Malibu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | |
153 | 192 | 273 | 270 | 186 | 167 | 162 | 158 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 220 | 151 | 137 | 131 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:55PM4.14m | 4:27AM4.00m | 4:33PM4.14m | 5:05AM4.00m | 5:10PM4.10m | 5:44AM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM0.55m | 10:26AM0.90m | 10:50PM0.54m | 11:05AM0.91m | 11:27PM0.57m | 11:43AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
 kJ | 153 | 150 | 273 | 270 | 186 | 167 | 90 | 158 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 220 | 151 | 137 | 131 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 20 | S 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 127 | 192 | 148 | 98 | 93 | 92 | 162 | 90 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | WNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
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