Costa del Sol 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.30° N 88.92° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Costa del Sol sea temperature is

29.4°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 8AM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	0	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	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 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	347	485	480	475	566	673	777	835	826	943	911	869	1164	938	926	926	1122	1108	1094	1094	1094	1081	1067
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NE	E	SSE	SSW	W	NNW	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	S	W	N	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	SSE	S	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		5:58AM2.04m					6:28PM1.78m				6:41AM1.93m				7:14PM1.69m				7:27AM1.82m				8:07PM1.62m
Low Tide					12:22PM0.36m				00:25AM0.52m				1:05PM0.47m				1:10AM0.63m				1:54PM0.56m


	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	5	6	2	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	2	—	—	2	4	6
Temp °C	26	25	28	30	29	28	27	26	24	24	26	28	28	27	27	26	25	25	27	30	29	27	26
Feels °C	30	28	31	32	33	32	32	30	27	27	30	32	31	32	32	30	28	27	30	33	32	31	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	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 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	347	467	379	368	566	673	777	835	826	943	911	869	1164	938	926	926	1122	1108	1094	1094	1094	1081	1067
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 7	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 8	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 11	W 11
kJ	339	485	480	475	225	362	304	175	175	175	172	175	9	103	99	101	21	85	74	73	74	61	63
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSW 7	S 7	SSE 7	SW 7	SSW 7	WSW 11	SE 7	SSE 7	WSW 9	WSW 9	WSW 8	WSW 8	SSW 12	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	16	21	24	14	28	35	10	23	21	12	13	10	16	26	24	22	53	7	13	16	16	23	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	18	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	La Bocana 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	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	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	263	54	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	41	41	0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	El Muelle - The Pier		K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	El Muelle - The Pier	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	K59 and 61	El Muelle - The Pier	K59 and 61	El Muelle - The Pier	Las Flores	Fishermans Point	K59 and 61	K59 and 61
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	El Muelle - The Pier 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	El Muelle - The Pier 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	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	El Muelle - The Pier Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	El Muelle - The Pier Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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