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La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
27.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at La Paz today?

The current surf forecast for La Paz at 10PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313121212121212121212121212121215
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79731181161141141131111088910199989899989455555556535560
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
1.51
1:30AM
1.86
2:08PM
1.58
2:16AM
1.92
2:51PM
1.68
2:58AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:09PM
0.58
8:04AM
0.41
7:58PM
0.52
8:45AM
0.33
8:43PM
0.47
9:23AM
0.27
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset5:49-------5:50-------5:50-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C292525242323272928252526242428313228272524232731
Feels °C (?)282726242323282928262626242428333430272624232733
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