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Costa del Sol Surf Forecast
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Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Costa del Sol. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | |
318 | 313 | 309 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 282 | 312 | 357 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 307 | 286 | 277 | 273 | 331 | 273 | 219 | 222 | 200 | 204 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:03PM2.43m | 2:37AM2.05m | 2:54PM2.50m | 3:27AM2.12m | 3:45PM2.52m | 4:19AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.23m | 8:33PM0.03m | 8:35AM0.13m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:27AM0.07m | 10:12PM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | 6:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 318 | 313 | 309 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 282 | 312 | 357 | 362 | 362 | 357 | 352 | 307 | 286 | 277 | 273 | 80 | 273 | 219 | 222 | 175 | 149 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | S 26 | SW 26 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 31 | 13 | 30 | 66 | 102 | 28 | 14 | 27 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 30 | 82 | 126 | 126 | 26 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 33 | 200 | 204 | 204 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | W 4 | SSW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | W 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 47 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 17 | 24 | 104 | 108 | 22 | 32 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | SW 3 | SSW 9 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 65 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 41 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 331 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 263 | 292 | 88 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 263 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 293 | 757 | 449 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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