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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 10PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Paz. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
217 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 84 | 240 | 174 | 172 | 211 | 201 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 193 | 326 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:35PM1.89m | 9:20AM1.80m | 9:43PM1.78m | 10:28AM1.81m | 10:53PM1.73m | 11:32AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21PM0.42m | 3:00AM0.35m | 3:33PM0.50m | 4:06AM0.41m | 4:46PM0.52m | 5:10AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | |
— | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 18 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
217 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 70 | 240 | 174 | 66 | 211 | 201 | 291 | 288 | 288 | 193 | 326 | 305 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 43 | 42 | 85 | 87 | 84 | 95 | 68 | 172 | 93 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 78 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | W 11 | W 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 4 | S 8 | S 8 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 36 | 73 | 72 | 63 | 7 | 5 | 70 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | SW 8 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 19 | — | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 523 | 523 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 523 | 523 | 477 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 415 |
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