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La Barrita surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 CST
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La Barrita surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Barrita sea temperature is
28.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Barrita today?

The current surf forecast for La Barrita at 4AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131218181212121616161616161615151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1611461041041017170134188188188188186179161215215279279275343338338264
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
E
15
S
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.87
9:46AM
1.45
10:25PM
1.85
10:58AM
1.45
11:34PM
1.87
12:11PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.39
3:49PM
0.35
5:02AM
0.37
5:00PM
0.35
6:11AM
0.32
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C272626262730292827262524273029272625242426292928
Feels °C (?)292827272829283031292624272927272928262628302929
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