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FZPN28 KNHC 291502
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

Offshore Waters Forecast for the E Pacific within 250 nm of
Central America, Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador

Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average
height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be
more than twice the significant wave height.

PMZ101-300315-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh to locally strong NE to E gap winds over the
Gulf of Papagayo region should continue through early next week.
Fresh N winds over the Gulf of Panama should continue through 
Fri before weakening. Large long-period SW swell will reach the 
equatorial waters Fri before diminishing on Sun.

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PMZ111-300315-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NW winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-300315-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo,
and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
NE to E 15 to 20 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 20 to 25 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NE to E 10 to 15 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...NE winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-300315-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Near the Azuero Peninsula, N to NE winds 10 kt in the
morning. Variable winds less than 5 kt in the afternoon.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt in the morning. Seas
3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to
SW swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.SAT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula,
and SW to W 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-300315-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...NE winds 10 to 15 kt, shifting to NW in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and
isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...N winds 15 to 20 kt Gulf of Panama, and NW 10 kt
Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers
and isolated tstms through the night. 
.FRI...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds.
Scattered showers and isolated tstms. 
.FRI NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, NW to N winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SW 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 15 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the night. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt Gulf of Panama, and SW
10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.MON...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-300315-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW winds
10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 16 seconds. Scattered
showers and isolated tstms through the day. 
.TONIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S to SW
winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.FRI NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S to SW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-300315-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through the
day. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
15 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-300315-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
802 AM PDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period
15 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.FRI...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms through
the day. 
.FRI NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. Scattered showers and isolated tstms
through the night. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE to S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.MON...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 

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Forecaster Landsea