Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 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
29.6° 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 11AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
3
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
457
443
437
437
508
472
384
352
342
336
273
269
269
212
276
381
708
1066
397
512
742
877
1093
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:22AM1.76m
6:28PM1.92m
7:06AM1.71m
7:11PM1.83m
7:53AM1.69m
8:00PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.36m
12:14PM0.56m
00:52AM0.44m
12:58PM0.65m
1:35AM0.52m
1:49PM0.71m
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
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6:12
6:12
6:12
6:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
30
30
31
30
29
28
27
27
30
31
30
29
29
28
28
27
30
29
30
29
28
28
32
32
34
32
33
33
33
33
31
31
34
33
32
32
33
32
34
31
33
31
33
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
291
457
443
437
437
508
472
384
352
342
336
273
269
269
212
199
237
708
1066
397
512
742
877
1093
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
183
21
11
11
20
21
38
24
24
21
95
128
126
30
180
276
381
213
164
217
147
246
282
246
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
S
8
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
20
17
18
18
17
38
7
37
75
75
21
52
47
126
181
21
23
22
184
339
301
10
32
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SE
5
Energy kJ
21
32
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
263
478
289
51
0
0
0
102
263
289
278
51
51
0
0
88
263
822
88
46
41
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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