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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 pm Saturday 16 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
28.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Playa Venao today?
The current surf forecast for Playa Venao at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Playa Venao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | |
137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 192 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 204 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 105 | 166 | 176 | 176 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 3:07PM3.82m | 3:42AM3.61m | 3:55PM3.91m | 4:31AM3.70m | 4:44PM3.91m | 5:21AM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.02m | 9:44AM0.30m | 10:16PM-0.09m | 10:34AM0.25m | 11:04PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 |
 kJ | 137 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 192 | 213 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 213 | 210 | 204 | 141 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 96 | 92 | 176 | 176 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 105 | 166 | 86 | 83 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | NE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 3 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 57 | 91 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 40 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
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