Monterrico 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.91° N 90.55° W

Issued: 5 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Monterrico sea temperature is

29.8°C

Monterrico surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Monterrico today (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Monterrico at 10AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	18s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 16							Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	413	336	384	475	436	559	659	651	826	807	780	848	1018	926	926	926	1108	1094	1094	1094	1081	1067	933
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	ESE	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	ENE	NE	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	SE	S	SW	WSW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		5:57AM1.80m					6:26PM1.53m				6:39AM1.70m				7:12PM1.46m				7:26AM1.60m				8:04PM1.40m
Low Tide					12:21PM0.32m				00:21AM0.45m				1:04PM0.41m				1:06AM0.54m				1:52PM0.49m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	2	4	9
Temp °C	26	25	28	29	30	28	27	26	26	26	27	29	29	28	27	26	25	25	28	29	29	28	26
Feels °C	29	28	32	32	33	32	31	30	30	29	31	33	32	33	32	30	28	28	31	32	33	33	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	413	328	282	277	273	559	659	651	826	807	780	848	1018	926	926	926	1108	1094	1094	1094	1081	1067	933
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	SW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	253	336	384	475	436	273	331	326	269	246	265	235	142	206	213	167	71	68	68	68	49	48	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	SW 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	WSW 6	W 11	WSW 7	WSW 7	WSW 7	W 9	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	S 7	SW 6	SW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	27	20	16	25	25	25	7	2	15	15	9	39	35	33	33	33	22	10	6	13	12	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	—	—	WSW 6	—	—	—	WSW 7	—	—	SE 7	—	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—
kJ	29	—	—	8	—	—	—	16	—	—	25	—	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Puerto Arista Oaxaca	El Paredon Pacific Coast	Iztapa Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Las Lisas Pacific Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Las Lisas Pacific Coast	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	Monterrico Pacific Coast	Monterrico Pacific Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	438	61	17	0	0	0	0	0	30	275	80	0	0	0	0	30	275	142	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Guatemala	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	El Paredon Pacific Coast		El Paredon Pacific Coast	La Barrita Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Barre de la Gabina Pacific Coast			Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast			Barre de la Gabina Pacific Coast	Ocos Pacific Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4	4			4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

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