Tilapa Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.52° N 92.22° W

Tilapa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tilapa at 12AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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