Tilapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.52° N 92.22° W

Tilapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tilapa sea temperature is
30.2°C
1.2° 

Tilapa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tilapa today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tilapa at 8AM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
0
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
0.9
SSW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
630
723
723
723
708
553
600
600
600
703
703
695
580
553
534
521
508
502
447
496
496
496
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:02AM1.36m
9:34PM1.12m
10:02AM1.32m
10:40PM1.12m
11:05AM1.31m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.46m
3:33PM0.49m
3:26AM0.52m
4:36PM0.51m
4:35AM0.54m
5:36PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:05
6:05
 mm
2
2
8
2
1
1
5
4
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
29
30
29
29
25
26
26
28
29
30
29
28
26
25
26
26
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
31
31
32
31
33
33
34
27
30
29
33
32
32
33
33
31
29
30
29
30
29
30
29
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