Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)181717171716161616161615151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)318433534528510870848838783950926766716660651651642642585534415396396390
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
0
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
1.90
5:41PM
2.18
6:14AM
1.85
6:34PM
2.06
7:10AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
-0.02
11:23AM
0.09
12:07AM
0.04
12:16PM
0.17
1:00AM
0.13
1:15PM
0.28
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---5:43-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11---1---123-
Temp. °C292928273132312928282827303130292827272729303028
Feels °C (?)323231293332323231313029323131313129292931323230
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