Acajutla Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.61° N 89.87° W

Acajutla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Acajutla sea temperature is
29.9° C
0.6° 

Acajutla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Acajutla today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
249
246
242
238
243
278
255
312
309
362
439
439
424
381
432
371
371
416
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
NE
15
SSW
15
SW
5
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
High Tide
5:45PM2.00m
6:18AM2.07m
6:33PM1.88m
7:06AM2.01m
7:22PM1.75m
Low Tide
11:59PM0.05m
12:32PM0.23m
00:45AM0.15m
1:23PM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
33
30
28
28
27
26
30
31
31
29
28
27
27
27
30
31
31
29
27
Feels °C
36
33
30
31
29
28
33
32
33
32
31
29
30
29
33
33
33
33
30
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