Playa Pública Puerto San José
Escuintla · Guatemala
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Playa Pública Puerto San José is a S-facing sand beach on the Guatemala shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through year-round.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29.9°C (85.8°F) on average
Jan
28.5°C
83.3°F · 27.4–29.4°C
Feb
28.4°C
83.1°F · 26.9–29.4°C
Mar
29°C
84.2°F · 28–30.4°C
Apr
29.7°C
85.5°F · 27.6–30.5°C
May
30°C
86°F · 27.9–30.8°C
Jun
30.1°C
86.2°F · 29–31.1°C
Jul
29.8°C
85.6°F · 28.5–31.1°C
Aug
30.2°C
86.4°F · 29.1–32.2°C
Sep
29.9°C
85.8°F · 27.8–31.1°C
Oct
29.3°C
84.7°F · 26.9–31.5°C
Nov
29.6°C
85.3°F · 28.6–30.5°C
Dec
29°C
84.2°F · 28–30.2°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
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
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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