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Bocas del Toro beaches

Which Bocas del Toro beach is best right now? 17 beaches ranked by live weather, wind, waves and water temperature.

Updated 1:16 am local timeScores from Open-Meteo forecasts, refreshed hourlyColors follow the lifeguard flags

Top 3 right now

It is dark there now, so these are ranked by their best stretch next.

  1. This was taken at Bocas del Drago starfish beach on Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro, Panama. We were lucky enough to be the only people on the beach that afternoon and in the dusky light everything was per16.0Goodlater

    Starfish Beach

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later
    Air
    24°C76°F
    Water
    31°C87°F
    Wind
    12 km/h7 mph
    Waves
    0.4 m1 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 5.9
  2. Recolectando arena La Mochila26.0Goodlater

    Playa Bluff

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later
    Air
    24°C75°F
    Water
    31°C87°F
    Wind
    15 km/h10 mph
    Waves
    0.5 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 5 pm, 5.9
  3. 35.7Goodlater

    Playa Algodon

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later
    Air
    27°C81°F
    Water
    30°C86°F
    Wind
    17 km/h11 mph
    Waves
    0.8 m2 ft
    Tomorrow, hour by hourBest 4 pm, 4.3

Bocas del Toro today

It is dark across Bocas del Toro right now: 0 of 17 scored beaches look good later, water is 30 to 31°C86 to 88°F. Read at 1:16 am; everything below is computed from that reading.

Western Bocas del Toro

13 of 13 beaches scored, 0 good now

5.5FairAverage Beach ScoreBest: Starfish Beach, 6.0
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
15 km/h9 mph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
Better right now

Eastern Bocas del Toro

4 of 4 beaches scored, 0 good now

5.7GoodAverage Beach ScoreBest: Playa Algodon, 5.7
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
18 km/h11 mph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft

Best hours

The best hour left today is 3 pm (5.5); the weakest is 7 am (4.0).

The strongest stretch runs 3 pm to 6 pm.

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All Bocas del Toro beaches

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17 beaches listed · 17 of 17 scored live

  1. This was taken at Bocas del Drago starfish beach on Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro, Panama. We were lucky enough to be the only people on the beach that afternoon and in the dusky light everything was per

    Starfish Beach

    Bocas del Toro

    6.0Goodlater

    Flat water, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C76°F
    • Wind12 km/h7 mph
    • Waves0.4 m1 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  2. Recolectando arena La Mochila

    Playa Bluff

    Bocas del Toro

    6.0Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 7 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  3. Playa Algodon

    Bocas del Toro

    5.7Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air27°C81°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.8 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  4. Playa La Iglesia

    Bocas del Toro

    5.7Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air27°C81°F
    • Wind17 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.8 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  5. Playa Indio

    Bocas del Toro

    5.6Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air27°C81°F
    • Wind18 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.8 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  6. Playa Marina

    Bocas del Toro

    5.6Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air27°C81°F
    • Wind18 km/h11 mph
    • Waves0.8 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 6 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  7. Playa San San Norte

    Changuinola

    5.5Goodlater

    Small waves, light wind and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air23°C74°F
    • Wind3 km/h2 mph
    • Waves0.8 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 3 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  8. Bocas Bambu Beach - panoramio

    Playa Carenero

    Bocas del Toro

    5.5Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  9. Isla Carenero, Panama

    Playa Carenero Noreste

    Bocas del Toro

    5.5Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  10. Bocas Bambu Beach - panoramio

    Playa El Istmito

    Bocas del Toro

    5.5Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  11. Playa Tortuga Hotel - panoramio

    Playa Paunch

    Bocas del Toro

    5.5Goodlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C87°F water.

    • Water31°C87°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind15 km/h10 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 12 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  12. Amphitecna latifolia, the Black Calabash

    Bastimentos Island Long Beach (4.2 km)

    Bocas del Toro

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C88°F water.

    • Water31°C88°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind19 km/h12 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  13. 500px provided description: Red Frog Beach Bastimentos []

    Dreffe Beach (Red Frog Beach)

    Bocas del Toro

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C88°F water.

    • Water31°C88°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind19 km/h12 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  14. Bocas Del Torro

    Playa de Oro

    Bocas del Toro

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C88°F water.

    • Water31°C88°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind19 km/h12 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  15. Red Frog Beach Bastimentos

    Playa Wizard

    Bocas del Toro

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C88°F water.

    • Water31°C88°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind19 km/h12 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
  16. Dendrobatidae: Oophaga pumilio; Bastimentos morph Bastimentos Island, Bocas del Toro, Panama

    Red Frog Beach (Oophaga pumilio Beach)

    Bocas del Toro

    5.3Fairlater

    Small waves, gentle breeze and 31°C88°F water.

    • Water31°C88°F
    • Air26°C79°F
    • Wind19 km/h12 mph
    • Waves0.5 m2 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 11 am to 2 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet

  17. Playa Changuinola

    Changuinola

    5.1Fairlater

    Small waves, light wind and 30°C86°F water.

    • Water30°C86°F
    • Air24°C75°F
    • Wind7 km/h5 mph
    • Waves0.8 m3 ft
    TodayTomorrowBest 2 pm to 5 pm later
    • No facility details on OpenStreetMap yet
Map of Bocas del Toro beaches with live score pins

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Bocas del Toro by area

Every area we score, with its own read of today and its best beaches ranked. Filters above apply to the list, not to these.

Bocas del Toro

It is dark in Bocas del Toro: 0 of 8 scored beaches look good later. Water is 30 to 31°C86 to 88°F. Starfish Beach is the calmest, with 12 km/h7 mph of wind and 0.4 m1 ft waves.

Dark now. 0 of 8 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • This was taken at Bocas del Drago starfish beach on Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro, Panama. We were lucky enough to be the only people on the beach that afternoon and in the dusky light everything was per6.0Goodlater

    Starfish Beach

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • Recolectando arena La Mochila6.0Goodlater

    Playa Bluff

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • 5.7Goodlater

    Playa Algodon

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • 5.6Goodlater

    Playa Indio

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • 5.6Goodlater

    Playa Marina

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • Isla Carenero, Panama5.5Goodlater

    Playa Carenero Noreste

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 11 am later

  • 500px provided description: Red Frog Beach Bastimentos []5.3Fairlater

    Dreffe Beach (Red Frog Beach)

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 11 am later

  • Bocas Del Torro5.3Fairlater

    Playa de Oro

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark there now. Best 11 am later

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Changuinola

It is dark in Changuinola: 0 of 2 scored beaches look good later. Water is 30°C86°F. Playa Changuinola is the calmest, with 7 km/h5 mph of wind and 0.8 m3 ft waves.

Dark now. 0 of 2 look good later

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag.

  • 5.5Goodlater

    Playa San San Norte

    Changuinola

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

  • 5.1Fairlater

    Playa Changuinola

    Changuinola

    Dark there now. Best 2 pm later

See all 2 beaches in Changuinola

Sub-areas of Bocas del Toro

Each square is one beach, colored by its live flag. Outlined squares are in the dark.

  • Recolectando arena La Mochila6.0Goodlater

    Bocas del Toro

    Dark now. 0 of 8 look good later

    Best now: Playa Bluff, 6.0 Good
  • 5.5Goodlater

    Changuinola

    Dark now. 0 of 2 look good later

    Best now: Playa San San Norte, 5.5 Good

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Bocas del Toro beach questions

Answered from today’s data. Numbers change as the forecast does.

What is the best beach in Bocas del Toro right now?

Starfish Beach has the top Beach Score later: 6.0 Good, with 12 km/h (7 mph) of wind. Scores are ranked from live forecasts, so the order changes through the day.

What is the water temperature in Bocas del Toro today?

Sea water is 30 to 31°C (86 to 88°F) across the 17 scored beaches. The warmest is Bastimentos Island Long Beach (4.2 km), at 31°C (88°F).

Where is the sea calmest in Bocas del Toro right now?

Starfish Beach has the smallest waves, at 0.4 m (1 ft) with 12 km/h (7 mph) of wind.

Which Bocas del Toro beaches have lifeguards?

None of the listed beaches carry a lifeguard tag on OpenStreetMap yet. That means we do not know, not that there are none. Follow posted flags and local advice.

What is the best time to go to the beach in Bocas del Toro today?

Averaged across the scored beaches, the best hour today is 3 pm, at 5.5 Good, and the strongest stretch runs 3 pm to 6 pm. Each beach page has its own hour-by-hour forecast.

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How many beaches does Check the Beach cover in Bocas del Toro?

All 17 beaches in our data for Bocas del Toro are scored live on this page.

Sources: Open-Meteo weather and marine forecasts; facilities from OpenStreetMap. All sources.

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