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La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
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La Paz surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Paz sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Paz today?
The current surf forecast for La Paz at 4PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Paz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | |
415 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 231 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 84 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.89m | 7:32PM2.02m | 8:13AM1.83m | 8:35PM1.89m | 9:20AM1.80m | 9:43PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.31m | 1:58AM0.25m | 2:21PM0.42m | 3:00AM0.35m | 3:33PM0.50m | 4:06AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | |
— | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | 6:10 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 |
415 | 396 | 396 | 390 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 261 | 231 | 217 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 70 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 95 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 13 |
6 | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 72 | 63 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 447 | 397 | 133 | 133 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 1872 | 523 | 523 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 42 | 133 | 0 | 0 |
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