SE Surf

Playa El Porvenir

Chiriquí · Panama

IntermediateBeach break8.282, -82.849

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An open SE-facing sand beach on the Gulf of Tribugá near Chiriquí, Playa El Porvenir works on E–S groundswell; W–N winds offshore, with conditions most reliable year-round.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~28.5°C (83.3°F) on average

Jan

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.5–30.6°C

Feb

29.6°C

85.3°F · 28.5–30.7°C

Mar

29.8°C

85.6°F · 28–30.8°C

Apr

29.7°C

85.5°F · 28.7–30.5°C

May

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28.5–31.4°C

Jun

28.9°C

84°F · 26.7–30.8°C

Jul

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.3–29.9°C

Aug

29°C

84.2°F · 27.7–30.3°C

Sep

28.5°C

83.3°F · 27.1–30.3°C

Oct

28.2°C

82.8°F · 26–29.9°C

Nov

27.9°C

82.2°F · 26.4–29.4°C

Dec

28.6°C

83.5°F · 27.1–30.2°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

Year-round

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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