Playa Venao surf break

Playa Venao surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 EST
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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 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Playa Venao. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
176
176
158
158
158
128
198
201
266
266
144
105
191
174
225
126
167
123
126
188
191
137
130
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
E
10
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21AM3.72m
5:35PM3.82m
6:13AM3.66m
6:27PM3.66m
7:07AM3.56m
7:23PM3.45m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.28m
11:54PM-0.03m
12:18PM0.39m
00:46AM0.12m
1:14PM0.54m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
6:01
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
28
27
27
27
27
29
29
30
30
31
32
29
30
28
28
30
32
33
33
29
29
28
29
31
29
29
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
92
176
176
158
158
158
128
198
201
266
266
144
105
191
174
225
126
167
123
126
188
191
137
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
14
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
166
86
83
48
48
48
47
46
46
5
4
24
86
4
3
41
37
11
3
6
6
10
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
18
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SW
22
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
6
10
10
10
10
41
55
5
5
4
18
4
3
40
2
3
6
6
31
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
4
7
5
5
3
2
2
5
9
12
13
10
7
5
6
10
10
18
7
4
2
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
44
53
40
0
0
0
0
44
44
183
0
0
0
0
0
44
56
206
0
56
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Panama
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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