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La Bocana surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 29 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
29.3° 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: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | |
293 | 226 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.99m | 1:42AM1.77m | 1:56PM2.04m | 2:25AM1.80m | 2:35PM2.07m | 3:05AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.33m | 7:42AM0.40m | 8:22PM0.27m | 8:23AM0.37m | 9:01PM0.22m | 9:02AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
 kJ | 293 | 226 | 204 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 86 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | WNW 4 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 59 | 45 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 70 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 5 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | W 4 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 54 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 2 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 346 | 346 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 317 | 365 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 317 | 404 | 141 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 413 |
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