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Tilapa surfForecast / Pacific Coast / Guatemala

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 29 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
28.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161615151515151515151414141414141313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171166148193191223223223275242239264264261223163158201198198198195195192
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
0
ESE
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
20
E
5
ESE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassononcross-
on		glassoffoffglasscross-
off		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.24
11:33PM
1.66
12:02PM
1.27
12:38AM
1.68
1:10PM
1.35
1:39AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.25
6:10AM
0.29
6:05PM
0.23
7:13AM
0.22
7:13PM
0.20
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:06-------6:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------331-
Temp. °C262727262625252425272727262524242526272727242425
Feels °C (?)302928272827272628282729292826262727282929242727
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