La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Oct 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
28.9° 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 3AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515151414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798798627620759740730721702693674665656561561647638553538515384379373373
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glassoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
1.81
12:31PM
1.73
12:57AM
1.90
1:21PM
1.77
1:39AM
1.97
2:04PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.48
6:41PM
0.44
7:17AM
0.41
7:26PM
0.41
8:01AM
0.33
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---5:48-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset------5:36-------5:35-------5:35-
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--21112121-11---1-1---1-
Temp. °C262525252626272625252525262627262526252528282726
Feels °C (?)292828283030323128292928302929302931292933313129
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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 San Salvador 26 km from La Paz). 1.0m 7s swell from the SW with a 1.0m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.4m 11s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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28.9
Air / Water (°C)
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