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La Bocana surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Bocana surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Bocana sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Bocana today?
The current surf forecast for La Bocana at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at La Bocana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
155 | 266 | 366 | 337 | 288 | 280 | 397 | 405 | 400 | 301 | 239 | 297 | 366 | 289 | 269 | 204 | 201 | 146 | 198 | 195 | 273 | 297 | 165 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 10:53PM1.73m | 11:32AM1.86m | 11:58PM1.72m | 12:27PM1.92m | 00:54AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.52m | 5:10AM0.44m | 5:54PM0.48m | 6:07AM0.44m | 6:51PM0.41m | 6:57AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 155 | 266 | 366 | 337 | 288 | 280 | 397 | 405 | 400 | 301 | 239 | 297 | 366 | 289 | 269 | 204 | 201 | 137 | 195 | 195 | 273 | 297 | 165 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 68 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 101 | 73 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 56 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 57 | 198 | 138 | 59 | 34 | 51 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 4 | S 20 | S 20 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 5 | SSW 12 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 74 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 45 | 45 | 61 | 61 | 19 | 135 | 86 | 146 | 40 | 39 | — | 6 | 81 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 483 | 154 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 450 | 432 | 404 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 317 | 346 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 317 |
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