Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
29.3° C
(Which is 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 4AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817171716161616161615151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318348433433419834688679793783817786588565594472472472501459326312307331
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
W
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
2.13
5:43PM
2.41
6:16AM
2.07
6:36PM
2.28
7:12AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
-0.04
11:26AM
0.11
12:08AM
0.04
12:19PM
0.20
1:01AM
0.15
1:18PM
0.33
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:37----
Sunset-------6:08-------6:08-------6:08
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-12-------321-----3542--
Temp. °C292828273031302929282828293029292828272728282827
Feels °C (?)333331283131313132313132323131323030293031293030
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