Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 2026 CST
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Costa del Sol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Costa del Sol sea temperature is
30.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today?

The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

Table - waves today at Costa del Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
188
217
220
272
261
257
203
203
211
251
255
169
169
171
175
460
319
357
267
419
525
580
683
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
0
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:02AM2.10m
7:19PM2.11m
8:02AM2.06m
8:19PM1.97m
9:03AM2.02m
9:23PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.32m
1:42AM0.21m
2:14PM0.42m
2:39AM0.32m
3:21PM0.50m
3:38AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:16
1
2
1
1
1
1
6
1
1
5
Temp °C
30
31
30
29
29
28
27
27
29
31
31
30
29
27
27
27
30
31
31
30
25
26
25
25
33
32
32
32
33
32
31
31
33
33
33
33
35
31
31
31
35
33
33
33
27
29
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
220
188
217
220
272
261
257
203
203
211
251
255
48
55
53
51
460
319
357
47
419
525
580
683
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
30
29
29
27
28
28
27
28
18
28
28
27
169
169
171
175
49
42
52
267
51
41
44
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
S
7
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
S
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
4
5
9
28
28
27
9
9
9
9
10
17
84
83
83
83
8
136
136
138
8
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
17
15
2
1
1
2
1
4
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
88
292
293
263
88
41
0
0
88
263
289
278
0
0
0
0
0
292
263
41
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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