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Monterrico surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
29.3° 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: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Monterrico. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 107 | 107 | 39 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 51 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:13AM 1.50 | 9:51PM 1.71 | 10:13AM 1.43 | 10:45PM 1.70 | 11:13AM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:18AM 0.51 | 3:23PM 0.44 | 4:20AM 0.53 | 4:17PM 0.51 | 5:20AM 0.52 | 5:10PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
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