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Tilapa surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 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
29.4° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tilapa. (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 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 29 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:09AM 1.30 | 9:52PM 1.49 | 10:08AM 1.22 | 10:46PM 1.48 | 11:08AM 1.18 | 11:37PM 1.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:21PM 0.34 | 4:20AM 0.46 | 4:13PM 0.40 | 5:22AM 0.45 | 5:06PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
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