Playa Venao Surf Forecast

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Playa Venao surfForecast / Gulf of Panama / Panama

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 31 Oct 2025 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 28.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa Venao this week:

The surf forecast for Playa Venao over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 31) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 21s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 18s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa Venao in the next 12 days are 1.3m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 01) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 31) at 4PM.

Wave Type	Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1PM (Fri 31st Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m) 21s
Best Surf	7PM (Fri 31st Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m) 20s
Most Powerful	1AM (Sat 1st Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa Venao over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	3	3	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	21	21	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	14	15	16	14	14	14	20	19	18	18	16	16
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	521	679	1328	777	877	827	575	469	408	297	305	362	301	301	189	330	387	422	510	266	547
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNW	NW	SE	WNW	W	S	NNW	WSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW	SSW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	off	off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)	10:35AM 2.65		11:21PM 2.87	11:47AM 2.77		12:20AM 3.11	12:49PM 2.98		1:11AM 3.38		1:42PM 3.24	2:00AM 3.65		2:32PM 3.48	2:47AM 3.87		3:20PM 3.67	3:33AM 4.00		4:07PM 3.79
Low Tide / height (m)		4:55PM 1.11		5:43AM 1.15	5:59PM 0.99		6:42AM 0.87	6:55PM 0.80		7:34AM 0.56		7:46PM 0.58	8:21AM 0.25		8:34PM 0.38	9:07AM 0.01		9:22PM 0.23	9:53AM -0.15		10:09PM 0.15

	Friday 31			Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06
Sunrise	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-
Sunset	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:59	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-

Rain (mm)	4	2	10	6	1	13	4	3	10	3	6	12	16	19	12	5	5	-	-	-	4
Temp. °C	27	28	26	27	26	26	27	27	26	27	27	26	25	24	25	25	26	25	27	26	26
Feels °C (?)	29	30	28	30	31	30	31	30	29	31	29	29	27	26	28	28	29	29	30	27	28

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Information about the Playa Venao Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Playa Venao provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa Venao can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa Venao surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa Venao) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Playa Venao may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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