Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

La Bahia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Bahia sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.1° 

La Bahia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at La Bahia today (18 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at La Bahia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.6
E
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.9
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
125
116
109
76
73
71
53
78
28
28
25
34
30
51
78
371
803
1042
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:35AM0.40m
2:27PM0.60m
2:37AM0.41m
3:19PM0.59m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.23m
7:26AM0.19m
9:20PM0.24m
8:29AM0.21m
10:06PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:37
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6:37
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6:16
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6:15
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1
2
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1
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2
2
Temp °C
29
27
26
25
25
26
30
29
29
27
26
25
25
25
30
29
28
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
28
28
28
29
31
30
30
30
29
28
29
28
32
29
29
28
29
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