La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 CST
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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
29.2° 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: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131316141615151514141414141414131313181717171716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277277273286561519505491478465378373362427347253257303318344534528510952
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
NW
10
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
SE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglassoffoffcrosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.36
3:46AM
2.02
4:04PM
2.40
4:33AM
2.04
4:51PM
2.37
5:22AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
-0.01
9:46AM
0.07
10:28PM
-0.05
10:33AM
0.06
11:16PM
-0.03
11:24AM
0.10
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:41--
Sunset-6:09-------6:09-------6:09------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----121----1-32-----1---
Temp. °C292827272626283030282827272730302928282827273031
Feels °C (?)303029292930313132313131313133313231303230283231
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