Surf forecast · Panama · Los Santos
Surf forecast Playa Venao today
Waves, swell and wind at Playa Venao (Los Santos, Panama) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
Playa Venao surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 14:00–17:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 13 s ↑SSW | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1–16 km/h ↑S light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 6–13 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 4–13 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 9–26 km/h ↑SSE onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 13–27 km/h ↑SSW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 3–4 km/h ↑W light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–21 km/h ↑ENE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 6–15 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 5–18 km/h ↑SW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 2–3 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 4–13 km/h ↑NE light wind |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑SSW | 10–23 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 8–22 km/h ↑S light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 14:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Playa Venao
Open the waves map centred on Playa Venao
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Playa Venao today?
- Fun: waves 1.2 m at 13 s from SSW, swell 1.2 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 14:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Playa Venao?
- Wind 4 km/h from SE: light wind for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf Playa Venao today?
- 14:00–17:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at Playa Venao?
- 30.7 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Santa Catalina 120 km · El Valle (Bahía Solano) 336 km · Pavones 343 km · Nuquí 372 km · Salsa Brava (Puerto Viejo) 377 km · Dominical 453 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Playa Venao, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.