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Sipacate surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sipacate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sipacate sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Sipacate today?
The current surf forecast for Sipacate at 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Sipacate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 100 | 68 | 68 | 42 | 68 | 84 | 242 | 142 | 142 | 121 | 84 | 84 | 133 | 88 | 154 | 118 | 118 | 101 | 118 | 154 | 151 | 147 | 104 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:08PM 1.33 | 12:25AM 1.67 | 12:59PM 1.35 | 1:11AM 1.70 | 1:45PM 1.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:15AM 0.46 | 6:01PM 0.51 | 7:04AM 0.41 | 6:49PM 0.49 | 7:48AM 0.35 | 7:34PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
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