Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

La Bahia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 4PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
E
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.9
N
13
2
N
13
2
N
12
2
N
12
1.9
N
12
1.8
N
12
1.7
N
12
1.6
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
73
71
60
78
28
28
25
57
56
52
51
280
684
1058
1245
1293
1218
1190
1039
915
789
643
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:27PM0.60m
2:37AM0.41m
3:19PM0.59m
3:41AM0.44m
4:09PM0.59m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.19m
9:20PM0.24m
8:29AM0.21m
10:06PM0.24m
9:34AM0.22m
10:46PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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6:37
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1
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Temp °C
25
26
30
29
29
27
26
26
25
26
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
26
29
29
29
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
31
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
31
30
31
29
29
28
29
30
31
30
31
29
29
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