Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151515141818171616161616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)457469475475382358422461461455449372330364887867620724848838827806776736
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
S
15
SSW
5
SW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.68
12:36AM
1.63
1:01PM
1.85
1:26AM
1.71
1:47PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53AM
0.51
6:30PM
0.49
6:41AM
0.42
7:22PM
0.34
7:27AM
0.32
8:10PM
0.20
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-5:47-------5:46-------5:46------
Sunset-----6:12-------6:12-------6:12--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C272630323129282827273031312928282827302929282827
Feels °C (?)292631303132303129283131323130313129312930303130
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