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El Muelle - The Pier surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Muelle - The Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Muelle - The Pier sea temperature is
28.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Muelle - The Pier today?
The current surf forecast for El Muelle - The Pier at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Muelle - The Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 115 | 115 | 119 | 142 | 67 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 149 | 133 | 95 | 95 | 77 | 51 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 56 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | on | cross | glass | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | glass | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 1.90 | 8:02PM 1.94 | 8:17AM 1.76 | 8:57PM 1.89 | 9:15AM 1.64 | 9:52PM 1.85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:40PM 0.27 | 2:17AM 0.48 | 2:32PM 0.39 | 3:19AM 0.54 | 3:25PM 0.49 | 4:21AM 0.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
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