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La Barra surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CST
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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
27.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Barra today?

The current surf forecast for La Barra at 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121210101010151511111414131414141317171316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)817978797979896553737247406961606171104102113108104147
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
W
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
15
SSW
25
SW
15
W
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
ESE
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off		glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
1.50
2:56AM
1.81
3:30PM
1.59
3:36AM
1.84
4:08PM
1.68
4:14AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39PM
0.42
9:23AM
0.25
9:22PM
0.38
9:58AM
0.21
10:04PM
0.35
10:33AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:30-------6:31-------6:31-
Sunset5:54-------5:55-------5:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302827252524273029282625242426292828262524242629
Feels °C (?)282827252524272826272524242427282630292624252728
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