Check the Beach

Playa El Palmar

Chiriquí, Panama

No photo of Playa El Palmar yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to sunset, sunset 5:12 pm
6 am
3.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
7 am
3.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
4.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
3.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
10 am
4.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.7
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
53 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
127 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
94%
Sunset
5:12 pm
Today
3.3Poor6 am74
3.0Poor7 am117
4.1Fair8 am74
3.3Poor9 am42
4.5Fair10 am21
4.6Fair11 am85
4.7Fair12 pm95
4.9Fair1 pm75
5.1Fair2 pm75
5.3Fair3 pm53
5.4Fair4 pm53
5.3Fair5 pm42
Sat
5.7Good6 am53
5.9Good7 am64
6.0Good8 am43
6.1Good9 am53
5.9Good10 am74
3.9Poor11 am117
4.9Fair12 pm148
4.6Fair1 pm106
4.8Fair2 pm96
4.5Fair3 pm95
4.3Fair4 pm53
4.0Fair5 pm10
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -0.3 m. High at 12 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 6 pm, -0.3 mLow 6 am, -0.3 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 6 pm, -0.3 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, -0.3 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -0.3 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.5 GoodBest 7 am to 9 amWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 97%
  • Mon5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 69%
  • Tue5.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 5 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 52%
  • Wed7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 47%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.7 km1 miEl Palmar (village)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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