Beach forecast for Puerto Pilón
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (EST) · Colón, Panama Today, Wed, Oct 28 · EST- Swimming
- Calm · 1.9 ft
- Water
- 86 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 8 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:16 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a fair beach day in Puerto Pilón (5/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 10:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 85 °F, though with rain. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 8/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 1.9 ft | 86 °F | 8 |
| Thu 29 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.4 ft | 86 °F | 9 |
| Fri 30 | 8Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 1.4 ft | 85 °F | 8 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 8:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 1.7 ft | 86 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Calm · 1.9 ft | 86 °F | 6 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 86 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 1.2 ft | 86 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
1 good hour- Mostly sunny
- Feels like 92 °F: hot
- Onshore breeze (5 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 1.9 ft waves
- UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 85 °F (very warm)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 1.9 ft
1.9 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 86 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 8 · SPF 50
Max UV 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 1:00–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 9 mph
Onshore breeze (9 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:16 pm
Low tide at 10:16 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 1:56 pm. Coefficient 108 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 10:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 85 °F, though with rain.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 5 | Partly cloudy | 87 °F | 5 mph | 1.9 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 5 | Light drizzle | 90 °F | 5 mph | 1.9 ft | 2 |
| 9:00 am | 5 | Light drizzle | 92 °F | 5 mph | 1.9 ft | 4 |
| 10:00 am | 4 | Light drizzle | 94 °F | 5 mph | 1.9 ft | 6 |
| 11:00 am | 4 | Drizzle | 95 °F | 6 mph | 1.9 ft | 8 |
| 12:00 pm | 3 | Drizzle | 94 °F | 8 mph | 1.8 ft | 7 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Drizzle | 93 °F | 9 mph | 1.8 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Light drizzle | 92 °F | 9 mph | 1.8 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 4 | Light drizzle | 91 °F | 9 mph | 1.8 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 8 | Light drizzle | 90 °F | 8 mph | 1.8 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Puerto Pilón
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- Crab Beach at galeta 5.4 mi · NW
- Playa Escondida 5.6 mi · N
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2 of 3, warmth 3.7 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 0.4 of 1; minus rain 3; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Puerto Pilón
Is it a beach day in Puerto Pilón today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 85 °F, though with rain.
What are the swimming conditions in Puerto Pilón today?
1.9 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Puerto Pilón?
About 86 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Puerto Pilón today?
UV reaches 8 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Puerto Pilón?
Today low tide is at 10:16 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 1:56 pm. Coefficient 108 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Puerto Pilón?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a good beach day (7/10), best from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.
What beaches are near Puerto Pilón?
Crab Beach at galeta (5.4 mi) and Playa Escondida (5.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Puerto Pilón today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Cristobal (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data