Playa Teta Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Playa Teta Surf Guide

Playa Teta in Golfo de Panama is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has quite consistent surf Ideal winds are from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Right and better left hand reef breaks. and there is also a left hand point break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of rips and rocks.

Playa Teta Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	29.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa Teta:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa Teta occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa Teta 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 0% of the time in January while 0% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 100% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

100%

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

Explore Playa Teta Location Map

Interactive Playa Teta 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. The closest passenger airport to Playa Teta is Howard Afb Airport (HOW) in Panama, which is 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa Teta is Marcos A Gelabert International (Panama) Airport (PAC), also in Panama, 65 km (40 miles) away.

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Playa Teta Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 8 May 2026, 10:39 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 08
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off

What does Playa Teta look like?

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Tides at Playa Teta

Current tide and informaton

For Playa Malibu, 7 km from Playa Teta.

Next High Water: 08:11pm | 3.52m

Next Low Water: 02:05pm | 1.43m

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Playa Teta Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 31.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.0 °C) too at Playa Teta. 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*: 29.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite