Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 CST
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Acajutla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Acajutla sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121212101010101010101616161616109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109108101987196967169565670485175717370100146100654643
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
10
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.85
6:19PM
2.10
6:39AM
1.77
7:06PM
2.05
7:29AM
1.68
7:59PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.14
12:39AM
0.20
12:42PM
0.19
1:30AM
0.26
1:32PM
0.26
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise--6:18-------6:18-------6:18-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:06-------6:06--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252529303028262728272933333128272525273030262423
Feels °C (?)262631303030282627272731333125252121232829222120
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