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Playa Venao Surf Forecast
/ Gulf of Panama (24 surf breaks) /
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Playa Venao surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Playa Venao surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Venao sea temperature is
28.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Venao today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Venao at 8AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Venao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
222 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 116 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 90 | 101 | 120 | 117 | 112 | 151 | 291 | 362 | 280 | 270 | 259 | 249 | 360 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:46AM3.01m | 00:16AM2.83m | 12:39PM3.22m | 1:13AM3.03m | 1:30PM3.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM1.08m | 6:11PM0.99m | 6:22AM0.96m | 7:05PM0.73m | 7:15AM0.79m | 7:54PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 222 | 167 | 167 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 156 | 105 | 102 | 90 | 101 | 90 | 117 | 112 | 139 | 291 | 362 | 280 | 270 | 259 | 249 | 360 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 75 | 75 | 165 | 165 | 163 | 116 | 48 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 89 | 89 | 151 | 16 | — | 19 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 64 | 61 | 61 | 120 | 32 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | SE 10 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
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