Panama Point surf forecast
Panama · Eastern Province · Sri Lanka
Today at Panama Point: waves 0.6–0.8 m, knee to waist around 06:00 (10 s swell), offshore wind. Poor–Fair for intermediate surfers, poor–fair for beginners, poor for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
Panama Point surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Thu 22 | 10:00 | 0.5–0.7 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Fri 23 | 14:00 | 0.5–0.7 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.6–0.8 m | cross-offshore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 06:00 | 0.5–0.7 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Poor | Poor |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Sand-bottom right point just north of the river mouth below Panama village, about 8 km south of Arugam Bay, with fishing boats pulled up on the beach. It only lines up when the river mouth is closed, giving rights of 200 to 300 m on E to SE swell and a small reform by the boats; a west wind is offshore.
- Break
- point break, rights; faces E
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- E, ESE, SE
- Best wind
- W, WSW, WNW (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- May-September
- Typical size
- 0.5-1.5 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- polluted water when the river mouth is open; rocks
More surf spots nearby: surf spots in Arugam Bay.
Nearby spots
- Peanut Farm, Arugam Bay
- Elephant Rock, Arugam Bay
- Arugam Bay (Main Point), Arugam Bay
- Okanda
- Pottuvil Point, Pottuvil
- Whiskey Point, Pottuvil
Questions
Is Panama Point good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (polluted water when the river mouth is open; rocks).
What swell, wind and tide work best at Panama Point?
E, ESE, SE swell, W, WSW, WNW wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 0.5-1.5 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for Panama Point are in the Surf Spoting app.