La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 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
29.4° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
806
776
580
565
651
557
557
465
549
452
415
396
372
367
326
326
303
246
238
231
217
169
167
164
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:14AM1.96m
6:34PM2.17m
7:10AM1.89m
7:32PM2.02m
8:13AM1.83m
8:35PM1.89m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.04m
12:17PM0.19m
1:00AM0.14m
1:15PM0.31m
1:58AM0.25m
2:21PM0.42m
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:39
5:39
5:39
5:37
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6:10
6:10
6:10
6:10
2
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
29
30
30
28
27
27
27
26
28
29
29
28
27
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
27
27
30
29
32
32
32
31
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
32
31
31
31
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Energy kJ
806
776
580
565
651
557
557
465
549
452
415
396
372
367
326
326
303
246
238
231
217
169
167
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
8
4
8
9
5
8
23
21
8
4
3
6
6
4
5
7
4
3
2
4
6
4
2
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
S
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
14
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
4
9
4
4
11
3
11
6
6
14
4
3
2
4
4
6
2
2
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
6
0.3
SW
6
Energy kJ
14
4
2
11
1
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
310
359
133
4
4
4
0
112
339
425
523
4
4
4
0
47
523
523
158
141
4
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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