Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

La Bahia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Bahia sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 11AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
19
21
21
21
29
46
68
60
98
93
111
105
128
116
109
76
73
71
53
42
28
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
20
E
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:44PM0.63m
00:39AM0.40m
1:35PM0.61m
1:35AM0.40m
2:27PM0.60m
Low Tide
5:41AM0.13m
7:33PM0.22m
6:30AM0.16m
8:28PM0.23m
7:26AM0.19m
9:20PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:37
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6:16
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6:15
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Temp °C
26
26
30
30
29
28
26
25
25
26
31
30
29
27
26
25
25
26
30
30
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
29
32
31
30
31
29
28
29
29
31
29
30
29
29
28
29
29
31
31
30
29
29
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