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Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
28.6° 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 11PM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)--
Afternoon (15 Mar)5ft (1.6m)18s
Evening (15 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
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
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818171717161616161616161616151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1505164516452096185615531445141013931375129411361121978978837794784674656647553501494
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
5
ESE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		offcrossononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
1.61
12:28AM
1.80
1:04PM
1.76
1:19AM
1.89
1:48PM
1.94
2:05AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.69
6:51AM
0.55
7:08PM
0.57
7:35AM
0.44
7:57PM
0.43
8:15AM
0.33
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset-6:06-------6:06-------6:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----2-------1------1----
Temp. °C292827272625282929282727262527292928272625252830
Feels °C (?)302929302928312930302930292830303131303027262930
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