Gulf of Panama Surf Forecast and Eyeball Surf Report

Lat Long: 8.99° N 79.50° W

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Panama La Vieja sea temperature is

29.3° C

Panama La Vieja surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Detailed Gulf of Panama surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Gulf of Panama. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Gulf of Panama. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Gulf of Panama over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Gulf of Panama and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Gulf of Panama Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Gulf of Panama Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Gulf of Panama coastline are also listed below.

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	Tuesday 11			Wednesday 12			Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Destiladeros Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	El Palmer Gulf of Panama	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Modrono Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama	Playa Cambutal Gulf of Panama
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 18	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSE 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	357	465	158	402	263	405	156	160	239	758	375	861	52	427	875	314	255	606	428	410	410
Wind (km/h)	NNE	WSW	NW	SSE	NE	NE	ENE	NNE	WNW	N	WSW	WSW	NNW	WSW	WNW	SSW	WSW	NW	ENE	E	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off
High Tide		2:23PM3.31m	3:02AM3.04m		3:18PM3.63m	3:53AM3.56m		4:07PM3.57m		4:38AM3.70m	4:53PM3.27m		5:28AM4.72m	5:38PM3.23m		6:01AM3.36m	6:20PM3.11m		6:42AM3.55m		7:03PM3.22m
Low Tide			8:42PM0.23m	9:09AM0.47m		9:34PM0.10m	10:00AM0.30m		10:21PM0.02m	10:48AM0.20m		11:05PM0.02m	11:36AM0.15m		11:47PM0.11m	12:13PM0.20m		00:27AM0.27m	12:57PM0.35m		1:08AM0.48m


mm	2	3	7	9	1	2	6	4	—	9	3	13	5	6	8	9	11	63	4	5	5
Max °C	31	31	29	29	29	28	30	30	28	29	29	28	29	27	26	27	25	25	27	25	25
Min °C	30	29	27	29	29	27	29	29	27	29	28	26	28	27	26	26	25	24	26	25	25
Chill °C	31	31	29	29	29	28	30	30	28	29	29	28	29	27	26	27	25	25	27	25	25
	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:11	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15	—	—
	—	6:37	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:37	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:36	—	—	6:36	—
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 7	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SSE 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 15	SW 7	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	357	465	158	402	263	405	34	160	131	758	375	861	52	427	875	58	79	606	143	410	410
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 16	SSW 13	S 7	SSW 7	SSW 14	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 12	S 11	SSW 6	SW 15	SW 15	S 10	SW 14	SW 7	SSW 7
kJ	173	455	91	299	22	54	156	32	22	22	47	109	14	65	100	314	255	8	428	99	76
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	SSW 12	—	—	SW 6	SW 7	—	WNW 6	—
kJ	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	117	—	—	186	163	—	10	—
Sea °C	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Diff °C	+1.3	+1.3	+1.4	+1.3	+1.4	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.4	+1.3	+1.0	+1.4	+1.3	+1.4	+1.4	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3	+1.3