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La Bocana surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 May 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
29.9° 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 8PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at La Bocana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | |
261 | 532 | 525 | 245 | 229 | 226 | 146 | 226 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 275 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 197 | 250 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross | on | |
High Tide | 5:27PM2.27m | 6:04AM2.02m | 6:21PM2.15m | 7:01AM1.99m | 7:18PM2.01m | 8:00AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.00m | 12:08PM0.20m | 00:45AM0.09m | 1:08PM0.31m | 1:40AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 |
34 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 71 | 532 | 525 | 245 | 229 | 226 | 146 | 226 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 | 275 | 217 | 214 | 214 | 268 | 261 | 257 | 253 | 253 | 197 | 250 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 57 | 44 | 96 | 131 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 29 | 38 | 49 | 44 | 24 | 57 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 19 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 94 | 21 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 92 | 25 | 88 | 58 | 59 | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 3 | — | SW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | — | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 332 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 332 | 346 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 343 | 141 | 134 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 317 |
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