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La Paz surf break

La Paz surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 15 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 8PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
Period(s) (?)91615141414141414141313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39495781818181817973118116114114113111108891019998989998
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
0
NW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
5
SW
15
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoffoffoffoffoffglassoncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffononcrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.45
12:40AM
1.80
1:19PM
1.51
1:30AM
1.86
2:08PM
1.58
2:16AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
0.63
7:19AM
0.48
7:09PM
0.58
8:04AM
0.41
7:58PM
0.52
8:45AM
0.33
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset5:49-------5:49-------5:50-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C302726242322273029252524232327292825252524242832
Feels °C (?)303025242221273128272624232328292826252524242835
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