054 
FZPN28 KNHC 020117
OFFPZ8

Offshore Waters Forecast
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami, FL
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 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.

PMZ101-021330-
Synopsis for the E Pacific within 250 nm of Central America,
Colombia, and within 750 nm of Ecuador
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.SYNOPSIS...Fresh NE to E gap winds will pulse nightly in the 
Papagayo region into next week. Large S-SW swell spreading into 
the waters from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands will 
reach all area waters by Thu. This swell will build seas to rough
from offshore Ecuador to the Galapagos Islands into Thu night
before decaying.

$$

PMZ111-021330-
Guatemala and El Salvador to 250 nm offshore-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.THU...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S swell. Period
18 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt, shifting to NE late.
Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
14 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...N winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ113-021330-
El Salvador to North Costa Rica including the Gulfs of Fonseca
and Papagayo-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE winds 10 kt, shifting
to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, NE to E winds
10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 14 seconds. Scattered showers
through the night. 
.THU...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, NE to E winds 20 kt, becoming
E 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Period 18 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, SE to S winds 10 kt,
shifting to NE to E 15 to 20 kt late. Elsewhere, SE
winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds.
.FRI...NE to E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and NW 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...NE to E winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of Papagayo, and
N to NE 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N to NE winds 15 to 20 kt Offshore Gulf of
Papagayo, and N 10 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...NE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...NE to E winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ115-021330-
North Costa Rica to West Panama to 250 nm offshore-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE to S 10 kt
late. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
15 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.THU...Near the Azuero Peninsula, E winds 10 to 15 kt.
Elsewhere, SE to S winds 10 kt in the morning, becoming variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
18 seconds. Scattered showers through the day. 
.THU NIGHT...Near the Azuero Peninsula, variable winds less than
5 kt, becoming NE 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable
winds less than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.FRI...NE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SE to S winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt Near the Azuero Peninsula, and
variable less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft.
Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ117-021330-
East Panama and Colombia including the Gulf of Panama-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period
17 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Panama, NE winds 10 kt. Elsewhere, variable winds
less than 5 kt, becoming SW to W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas
6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 18 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...Gulf of Panama, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming N 10 kt late. Elsewhere, variable winds less
than 5 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.FRI...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE winds 10 to 15 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SW to W winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW to N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.SUN...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...N winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.MON...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable less
than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...N to NE winds 10 kt Gulf of Panama, and variable
less than 5 kt Elsewhere. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Period 12 seconds. 

$$

PMZ119-021330-
Ecuador including the Gulf of Guayaquil to 250 nm offshore-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Gulf of Guayaquil, SW to W winds 10 kt in the
evening, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt. Elsewhere, S to
SW winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.THU...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W to NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, S winds
10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period 17 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 16 seconds. 
.FRI...Gulf of Guayaquil, variable winds less than 5 kt,
becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Elsewhere, SE to S winds
10 kt in the morning, becoming variable winds less than 5 kt.
Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...S to SW winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...S winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ121-021330-
Ecuador between 250 and 500 nm offshore-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...SE to S winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 17 seconds. Scattered showers through the night. 
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

PMZ123-021330-
Offshore Galapagos Islands-
617 PM PDT Wed Apr 1 2026

.TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt, becoming SE 10 kt
late. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
17 seconds. 
.THU...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft in S to SW swell. Period
16 seconds. 
.THU NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 15 seconds. 
.FRI...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft in S to SW swell.
Period 14 seconds. 
.FRI NIGHT...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 14 seconds. 
.SAT...SE winds 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S to SW swell. Period
13 seconds. 
.SAT NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 
.SUN...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S to SW
swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.SUN NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 12 seconds. 
.MON...E to SE winds 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Period 13 seconds. 
.MON NIGHT...Variable winds less than 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft in S
to SW swell. Period 13 seconds. 

$$

Forecaster Lewitsky