Playon surf break

Playon surfForecast / Colón / Panama

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 EST
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Playon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playon sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Playon today?

The current surf forecast for Playon at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)778888888888887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16016518321620117315515513511611696848265625939393941333232
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
SE
0
N
5
ESE
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
7:50PM
0.41
9:46AM
0.18
8:46PM
0.39
10:32AM
0.20
9:43PM
0.36
11:16AM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
0.05
1:30PM
0.13
4:06AM
0.08
2:21PM
0.16
4:51AM
0.11
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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Sunset6:17-------6:16-------6:15-------
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Rain (mm)
12--11-11------1---311--
Temp. °C282726262626272827272626262628282827262626262627
Feels °C (?)323129292930303129303030303032333230302929313032
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Colón

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Playon (calm at San Cristóbal wx 49 km from Playon). A 1.1m swell from the NE

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49 km away, 1 h 21 min ago

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