La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
29.5° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
109
107
102
84
240
174
172
211
201
291
288
288
256
326
305
301
301
239
236
297
293
273
204
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM1.78m
10:28AM1.81m
10:53PM1.73m
11:32AM1.86m
11:58PM1.72m
Low Tide
3:33PM0.50m
4:06AM0.41m
4:46PM0.52m
5:10AM0.44m
5:54PM0.48m
6:07AM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:37
5:37
5:37
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6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
30
29
28
28
28
27
27
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
30
30
32
31
32
30
30
29
33
32
32
31
31
32
31
31
35
33
33
32
33
32
31
31
33
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
Energy kJ
111
109
107
102
70
240
174
66
211
201
291
288
288
256
326
305
301
301
239
236
297
293
273
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
W
4
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
43
42
85
87
84
95
68
172
93
68
68
69
70
78
5
19
19
20
47
20
31
33
34
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.1
W
13
0.4
W
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.5
W
4
0.3
S
8
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
W
5
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
34
72
73
72
63
3
5
70
17
5
12
12
11
8
11
5
3
3
20
44
102
2
2
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
5
9
10
7
8
5
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
523
523
24
4
0
0
0
523
523
523
158
8
0
0
47
397
397
415
100
1
0
0
141
310
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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