Tilapa surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 CST
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Tilapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tilapa sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tilapa today?

The current surf forecast for Tilapa at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 May)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
342
273
219
219
265
216
294
455
650
650
983
1234
817
943
1172
1309
1294
1221
798
864
864
969
969
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:04AM1.25m
7:11PM1.42m
7:50AM1.24m
7:56PM1.36m
8:40AM1.25m
8:47PM1.30m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.31m
12:51PM0.45m
1:36AM0.37m
1:39PM0.51m
2:19AM0.41m
2:35PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
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6:27
6:27
6:27
6:28
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
29
32
32
33
33
32
33
34
33
31
31
33
32
32
34
33
32
29
31
31
32
32
33
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
Energy kJ
347
342
273
219
219
265
212
249
455
650
650
983
1234
817
943
1172
1309
1294
1221
798
864
864
969
969
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
21
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
97
98
92
157
157
159
216
294
199
245
318
131
18
192
198
192
21
29
111
111
161
11
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.5
SW
18
0.4
S
8
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SSW
12
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
12
181
181
152
19
65
79
8
18
11
12
14
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
671
643
467
293
137
0
0
26
100
671
82
26
0
0
0
0
671
643
643
165
137
Best forecast wave conditions in Guatemala - Pacific Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Guatemala
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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