La Barra Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Guatemala – Pacific Coast)
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La Barra Spot ID: Type: river/Jetty Reliability: fairly consistent Best: Swell SSW | Wind NNW Sea Temperature Today is: 30.9 °C |
Sunday, 26 May 2013, 07:49 Local time
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La Barra in Pacific Coast is an exposed river/Jetty break that has quite consistent surf Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala, 295 miles from La Barra.
La Barra Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At San Jose Airport, 11 km from La Barra.
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Overall La Barra Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May
This image illustrates the combination of swells directed at La Barra over a normal May... (show all text) 
The graph describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single La Barra surf consistency graph. Also see La Barra surf quality by season and La Barra surf quality by month. |
La Barra Location Maps
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Use this relief map to navigate to Pacific Coast surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of La Barra
Visitor Reviews of La Barra |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to La Barra:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Iztapa | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Puerto San Jose | 6 mi |
| Third closest break | Chulamar | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest break | La Barrita | 12 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Monterrico | 12 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to La Barra: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Yucatan Basin Buoy | 555 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 598 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Western Caribbean Buoy | 648 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Mid Gulf Buoy | 827 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | West Gulf Buoy | 838 mi |
Tide stations nearest to La Barra: |
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| Closest tide station | Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala | 184 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Punta Gorda | 197 mi |
| Third closest tide station | La Union, El Salvador | 200 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Puerto Cortes | 228 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Belize City | 300 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to La Barra: |
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| Closest ski area | Cloudmont (United States) | 1479 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1527 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1531 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1543 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Cataloochee (United States) | 1567 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to La Barra: |
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| Closest city location | Esquintla (Guatemala) | 26 mi |
| Second closest city location | Santa Lucia Cotzumalguapa (Guatemala) | 34 mi |
| Third closest city location | Amatitlan (Guatemala) | 40 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Ciudad Vieja (Guatemala) | 42 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Petapa (Guatemala) | 42 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to La Barra is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, which is 76 km (47 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to La Barra is Coban Airport (CBV), also in Guatemala, 175 km (109 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is El Salvador International (San Salvador) Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, 189 km (117 miles) away.
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