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Playa San Diego surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 25 Apr 2025 CST
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Playa San Diego surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa San Diego sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa San Diego this week:

The surf forecast for Playa San Diego over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Apr 25) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Playa San Diego in the next 12 days are 1.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Apr 27) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 27) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9AM (Fri 25th Apr)4.5ft (1.3m) 16s
Best Surf 3AM (Sat 26th Apr)5ft (1.5m) 17s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sun 27th Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 18s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa San Diego over the next 12 days.

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Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161818161619181717171616161514141414141317201918181616161518151616151519
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)768130975112231484929185217691769148011501150978726602602478384347336264336322399480339532430387486474604519493461325
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SW
5
W
5
S
15
SW
10
W
5
SE
15
SW
10
WNW
5
E
10
SSW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
S
5
NNW
10
SE
15
S
5
E
10
SSE
15
S
5
NW
5
SSE
15
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrossonglasscrossoncrossglasscross-
on
crossononcrossglassoncrossglassoncross-
off
crossonoffcrossonglasscrossonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.04
12:53AM
1.86
1:18PM
2.22
1:48AM
1.95
2:09PM
2.36
2:40AM
2.03
2:59PM
2.45
3:30AM
2.08
3:48PM
2.46
4:20AM
2.09
4:38PM
2.41
5:10AM
2.05
5:29PM
2.30
6:02AM
1.98
6:21PM
2.15
6:57AM
1.89
7:15PM
1.99
7:56AM
1.81
8:14PM
1.84
8:58AM
1.75
9:16PM
1.72
10:02AM
1.73
10:22PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.29
6:57AM
0.26
7:43PM
0.13
7:49AM
0.15
8:35PM
-0.01
8:40AM
0.06
9:25PM
-0.09
9:30AM
0.01
10:14PM
-0.11
10:21AM
0.02
11:03PM
-0.07
11:12AM
0.09
11:54PM
0.01
12:05PM
0.19
12:46AM
0.13
1:02PM
0.33
1:41AM
0.26
2:03PM
0.46
2:39AM
0.38
3:10PM
0.56
3:40AM
0.47
4:19PM
0.60
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise5:37--5:37--5:37--5:37--5:35--5:35--5:35--5:35--5:35--5:33--5:33--5:33--
Sunset-6:10--6:10--6:10--6:10--6:12--6:12--6:12--6:12--6:12--6:13--6:13--6:13-
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Rain (mm)
2-3-----2--61-53161-1-110-11--21-4115
Temp. °C292927302927302927302927302927302928302927292927302927303027292927302927
Feels °C (?)323129323130323130333129313130323031323131323232313232333332323132333131

Short Range Forecast: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Playa San Diego Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Playa San Diego provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa San Diego can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa San Diego surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa San Diego) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Playa San Diego is 7 km (4 miles) from the city of La Libertad. If you plan a holiday in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo, look for hotels and other accommodation in La Libertad. La Libertad has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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