La Bocana surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 CST
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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 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
227
217
210
210
150
150
164
161
161
147
109
107
100
168
174
240
172
155
266
366
263
288
353
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:13AM1.83m
8:35PM1.89m
9:20AM1.80m
9:43PM1.78m
10:28AM1.81m
10:53PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.42m
3:00AM0.35m
3:33PM0.50m
4:06AM0.41m
4:46PM0.52m
5:10AM0.44m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:39
5:39
5:37
5:37
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6:10
6:10
6:12
6:12
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
28
29
28
28
27
27
26
29
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
31
30
30
30
30
29
28
29
31
29
31
31
32
30
31
30
32
31
31
31
32
32
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
294
227
217
210
210
150
150
164
161
161
147
109
107
100
97
69
240
93
155
266
366
263
288
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
Energy kJ
4
2
6
4
4
25
25
25
25
45
43
42
85
87
168
174
68
172
68
66
68
69
71
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
W
11
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.5
W
4
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
2
6
2
6
2
3
3
3
3
3
35
73
74
37
1
36
9
70
74
5
12
12
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
7
4
11
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
9
10
12
10
5
5
5
10
12
13
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
141
1021
529
529
0
0
0
0
141
529
529
529
16
0
0
0
54
529
529
529
16
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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