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Tilapa surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 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
29.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tilapa today?
The current surf forecast for Tilapa at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
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) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 103 | 142 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 54 | 54 | 97 | 87 | 116 | 156 | 156 | 118 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:04PM 1.16 | 12:26AM 1.51 | 12:56PM 1.17 | 1:12AM 1.54 | 1:44PM 1.20 | 1:57AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:17AM 0.42 | 5:57PM 0.43 | 7:07AM 0.37 | 6:46PM 0.41 | 7:52AM 0.32 | 7:32PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
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