Costa del Sol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.30° N 88.92° W

Issued: 5 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Costa del Sol sea temperature is

29.6°C

Costa del Sol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 2PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Evening (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	508	431	432	432	419	514	603	651	713	759	742	675	651	643	915	904	892	881	881	817	670	478	472
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	SSW	S	W	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SW	W	NW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	SSE	S	WSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				10:28AM1.65m				11:09PM1.72m				11:30AM1.69m				00:00AM1.86m					12:24PM1.76m
Low Tide		4:19AM0.77m				4:47PM0.66m				5:24AM0.70m				5:40PM0.61m					6:20AM0.57m				6:27PM0.52m


	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	3	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	25	25	28	30	29	27	27	26	25	25	27	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	27	30	29	28	27
Feels °C	28	28	32	34	33	32	32	30	28	28	30	33	31	32	31	29	28	28	30	32	31	32	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	508	431	425	419	413	413	534	651	713	759	742	675	651	643	915	904	892	881	881	817	670	478	472
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 20	S 7	SSW 17	SSW 18
kJ	30	336	432	432	419	514	603	407	337	273	402	321	321	265	10	18	18	75	125	37	22	267	348
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 21	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 21	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSW 19	SSW 19	W 8	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	166	29	29	29	28	24	43	33	32	33	35	27	19	10	36	10	10	13	125	74	1	18	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Comasagua Point Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	70	51	0	0	0	0	0	88	263	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	Costa del Sol	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	Las Flores	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	Costa del Sol	Las Flores		K59 and 61	K59 and 61
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo		K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	3
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