Costa del Sol surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
220
335
309
376
371
297
371
366
297
303
261
201
144
286
219
413
239
239
239
236
229
163
156
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
15
SE
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:34AM1.96m
00:00AM1.82m
12:29PM2.03m
00:56AM1.84m
1:16PM2.09m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.46m
5:56PM0.50m
6:10AM0.46m
6:53PM0.42m
7:00AM0.44m
7:41PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
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6:09
6:09
6:09
6:09
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
30
30
29
28
28
28
27
26
29
30
30
29
28
28
31
31
33
32
32
32
33
33
31
30
32
31
30
30
31
32
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
S
13
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
288
220
335
309
376
371
297
371
366
297
303
261
176
144
286
219
413
239
239
239
236
229
163
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
S
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
W
14
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
71
77
10
10
20
32
59
61
61
10
20
201
44
144
142
34
55
37
4
35
35
51
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
20
0.1
W
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SE
6
0.5
S
9
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
14
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
30
3
45
62
62
61
32
39
86
98
19
36
10
8
1
4
8
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
W
5
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
8
0.4
S
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
2
31
5
32
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
397
378
70
0
0
0
0
167
263
311
293
51
0
0
0
108
263
298
400
51
51
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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