- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
642 | 549 | 549 | 534 | 415 | 396 | 396 | 367 | 367 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 294 | 227 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:34PM2.06m | 7:10AM1.79m | 7:31PM1.92m | 8:12AM1.73m | 8:34PM1.79m | 9:19AM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.13m | 1:15PM0.28m | 1:58AM0.23m | 2:20PM0.39m | 3:00AM0.32m | 3:32PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 642 | 549 | 549 | 534 | 415 | 396 | 396 | 367 | 367 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 294 | 227 | 217 | 210 | 210 | 167 | 164 | 164 | 150 | 161 | 147 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 45 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | W 11 | S 18 | W 11 | W 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 21 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 | 34 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 371 | 482 | 577 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 577 | 923 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 97 | 577 | 577 | 577 |
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Acajutla surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest