La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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 7PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
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
Period(s) (?)161616161515151515141414141414141313131316141615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)848838715697670636619610610602594465459446357347282277277277273286561525
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
25
S
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
10
ESE
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
2.12
2:14AM
1.90
2:32PM
2.26
3:00AM
1.98
3:17PM
2.36
3:46AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
0.33
8:10PM
0.20
8:14AM
0.22
8:56PM
0.07
8:59AM
0.13
9:42PM
-0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise5:43------5:43-------5:41-------5:41
Sunset---6:09-------6:09-------6:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---------------1------12
Temp. °C303029282828272730303028282727273029292827272726
Feels °C (?)313031303131292831303230313030303229313029303130
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