Playa El Soldado
Islas de la Bahía · Honduras
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Playa El Soldado is a W-facing sand beach on the Honduras shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches SW–NW swell, and offshore NE–SE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
Today's surf at Playa El Soldado
Updated 23:06 spot time
Playa El Soldado surf report for Wednesday 30 Sept: waves 1.0 m–1.5 m head high to overhead, 0.5 m ENE swell at 5.4 s. Wind up to 28 km/h ESE. Water 30°C. Best surf window around 18:00 — fair (2/5) with 22 km/h ESE wind.
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10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.3°C (84.7°F) on average
Jan
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.8–27.8°C
Feb
26.8°C
80.2°F · 25.5–27.3°C
Mar
27°C
80.6°F · 25.5–28.1°C
Apr
27.6°C
81.7°F · 26.7–28.5°C
May
28.2°C
82.8°F · 27–29.2°C
Jun
28.6°C
83.5°F · 27.3–29.8°C
Jul
28.7°C
83.7°F · 27.8–29.7°C
Aug
29.2°C
84.6°F · 28.6–30.3°C
Sep
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.4–31°C
Oct
29.3°C
84.7°F · 28.4–30.8°C
Nov
28.4°C
83.1°F · 27.3–29.8°C
Dec
27.5°C
81.5°F · 25.5–29°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
NE–SE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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