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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 6 am Wednesday 20 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
29.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Playa Venao today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Venao at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | |
201 | 266 | 266 | 144 | 105 | 191 | 174 | 169 | 126 | 167 | 123 | 126 | 188 | 191 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 69 | 121 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 6:13AM3.66m | 6:27PM3.66m | 7:07AM3.56m | 7:23PM3.45m | 8:05AM3.42m | 8:23PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:18PM0.39m | 00:46AM0.12m | 1:14PM0.54m | 1:41AM0.33m | 2:15PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
 kJ | 201 | 266 | 266 | 144 | 105 | 191 | 174 | 169 | 126 | 167 | 123 | 126 | 188 | 191 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 125 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 60 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 46 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 86 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 34 | 33 | 125 | 125 | 69 | 121 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 22 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 8 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 18 | 18 | — | 30 | 12 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | N 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 53 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 206 | 0 | 111 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 182 | 0 |
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