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La Barra surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Barra surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Barra sea temperature is
30.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at La Barra today?
The current surf forecast for La Barra at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at La Barra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | |
193 | 193 | 196 | 249 | 279 | 279 | 249 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 236 | 229 | 178 | 175 | 173 | 209 | 164 | 166 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | glassy | off | off | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:02AM1.84m | 6:20PM1.98m | 7:00AM1.81m | 7:16PM1.85m | 7:59AM1.78m | 8:16PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM0.17m | 00:44AM0.07m | 1:06PM0.27m | 1:39AM0.17m | 2:09PM0.37m | 2:36AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | 6:24 |
— | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 34 | 32 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 193 | 193 | 196 | 249 | 279 | 279 | 249 | 191 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 236 | 229 | 178 | 175 | 173 | 209 | 164 | 166 | 44 | 60 | 92 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 78 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 144 | 171 | 171 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | S 7 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 19 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 67 | 67 | 114 | 66 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 484 | 470 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 498 | 495 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 470 | 503 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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