La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)151414141414141413131313161416151515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)610602508465459446357347282277277277273286561519505491478465378373362427
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
SE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
2.26
3:00AM
1.98
3:17PM
2.36
3:46AM
2.02
4:04PM
2.40
4:33AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
0.22
8:56PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.13
9:42PM
-0.01
9:46AM
0.07
10:28PM
-0.05
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise5:43------5:41-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------122---1--1
Temp. °C303130282827282730302928272726262930292827272827
Feels °C (?)323132303030313031303030293030293131303131303330
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