Playa Alta

Balboa, Panamá Province, Panama

Today at a glance

Best: 1 pm to sunset, sunset 5:56 pm

7 am
6.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Good

8 am
6.1
15 km/h9 mph wind, Good

9 am
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

10 am
6.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good

11 am
6.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Good

12 pm
6.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

1 pm
6.8
12 km/h7 mph wind, Good

2 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

3 pm
7.7
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

4 pm
7.2
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great

5 pm
6.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 1 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 28°C83°F
Water: 30°C85°F
Wind: 1912 km/hmph N
Gusts: 2717 km/hmph
Waves: 0.6 m2 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 24%
Sunset: 5:56 pm

Today

6.1Good7 am1610

6.1Good8 am159

6.1Good9 am149

6.3Good10 am128

6.2Good11 am138

6.2Good12 pm149

6.8Good1 pm127

7.2Great2 pm138

7.7Great3 pm159

7.2Great4 pm138

6.8Good5 pm149

Sat

3.8Poor7 am2113

3.8Poor8 am2214

4.3Fair9 am1711

4.7Fair10 am149

5.1Fair11 am95

5.5Good12 pm128

5.9Good1 pm149

6.0Good2 pm1710

6.4Good3 pm138

6.2Good4 pm149

5.4Fair5 pm2013

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Low 7 am, -0.7 m2 ft
High 1 pm, 2.0 m7 ft
Low 7 pm, -0.8 m2 ft
High 2 am, 2.4 m8 ft

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

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport: 6 km4 miAeropuerto de Isla Viveros (IVI)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Cuncus7.2 km4.5 mi north away
7.1 Great later
Playa Camarón12 km7.3 mi north away
7.6 Great later
Playa Cacique12 km7.4 mi north away
7.6 Great later
Playa de las Suecas12 km7.5 mi north away
7.6 Great later
Playa Larga12 km7.7 mi north away
7.6 Great later

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

Sat6.4 GoodBest 12 pm to 5 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 96%
Sun4.9 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 94%
Mon4.7 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 92%
Tue8.1 GreatBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 72%
Wed9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 61%