Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Costa del Sol today?

The current surf forecast for Costa del Sol at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)151616151515141414141414141413131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109511541154917869752732732678678621603537522368368362304269265261257202199
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
1.91
11:28PM
1.76
11:53AM
1.91
12:33AM
1.85
12:54PM
1.95
1:26AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
0.47
5:37AM
0.54
6:19PM
0.43
6:43AM
0.48
7:13PM
0.38
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:43-------5:43
Sunset--5:54-------5:53-------5:53-----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----211-----623141-1---11
Temp. °C272929282725252424262827262423242526272626262525
Feels °C (?)303132323128292727293030302826272930312929292828
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo

  1. weather stationWind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at Costa del Sol (moderate winds from the SW at EL Salvador International Airport 20 km from Costa del Sol). 1.4m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.6m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.4m 8s swell from the SSE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
SW
0.0
29.8
Air / Water (°C)
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