La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at La Paz today?

The current surf forecast for La Paz at 4AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515151515151514141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1728178717911963166020651385132713111170109011041248119811911012976794793789806793695678
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassononglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
offcross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.68
9:28AM
1.88
10:11PM
1.64
10:41AM
1.82
11:25PM
1.67
11:51AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.45
4:01PM
0.43
4:19AM
0.51
5:13PM
0.45
5:34AM
0.51
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Sunrise---5:46-------5:46-------5:46----
Sunset------5:57-------5:57-------5:55-
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1----11421--221416231-1-
Temp. °C272625252829292727252525272928272726242425282726
Feels °C (?)302928283232323030282928313332313230272728313131
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at La Paz (calm at EL Salvador International Airport 29 km from La Paz). 1.5m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW with a 1.0m 12s groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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2 km/h
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0.0
29.7
Air / Water (°C)
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