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Tilapa surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tilapa today?
The current surf forecast for Tilapa at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tilapa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 82 | 56 | 83 | 111 | 151 | 114 | 114 | 98 | 96 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 111 | 111 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:18AM 1.54 | 8:02PM 1.54 | 8:12AM 1.41 | 8:58PM 1.51 | 9:09AM 1.30 | 9:52PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14AM 0.28 | 1:39PM 0.17 | 2:13AM 0.37 | 2:29PM 0.26 | 3:16AM 0.44 | 3:21PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 |
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