Monterrico surf break

Monterrico surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 May 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monterrico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Monterrico sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Monterrico today?

The current surf forecast for Monterrico at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
219
204
206
193
190
190
200
274
261
261
258
169
173
171
441
436
133
148
146
146
178
226
226
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM1.85m
4:34PM2.19m
5:08AM1.86m
5:26PM2.11m
6:02AM1.85m
Low Tide
10:10PM-0.06m
10:15AM0.05m
11:00PM-0.05m
11:09AM0.09m
11:51PM0.00m
12:06PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6
6
2
2
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
31
32
31
30
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
30
32
30
30
32
32
32
31
35
33
32
33
33
34
32
32
32
32
31
32
33
32
31
30
34
35
32
34
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
269
219
189
206
193
190
190
190
274
261
261
258
145
173
171
441
436
133
148
146
146
178
226
226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
112
200
204
123
20
20
120
31
127
127
94
93
169
114
48
20
25
122
93
93
93
91
87
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSE
7
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
Energy kJ
19
24
14
15
123
80
19
200
32
29
33
28
29
28
26
15
20
30
16
10
9
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
479
617
479
20
0
0
0
188
465
476
275
20
0
0
0
17
451
476
275
Best forecast wave conditions in Guatemala - Pacific Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Guatemala
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Monterrico surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest