La Bahia Surf Break

Lat Long: 19.76° N 70.52° W

La Bahia 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's La Bahia sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for La Bahia at 1PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
257
210
205
201
196
159
155
152
123
120
115
138
66
66
109
84
84
65
107
12
11
160
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM0.67m
00:19AM0.53m
1:14PM0.65m
1:00AM0.48m
2:08PM0.63m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.10m
6:39PM0.19m
6:31AM0.10m
7:38PM0.22m
7:13AM0.11m
8:39PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
30
29
28
27
26
25
24
26
29
29
28
27
26
24
24
26
30
29
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
30
31
29
29
30
30
29
27
29
30
29
28
30
29
26
27
29
31
29
29
29
29
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