Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 12AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 286 | 352 | 210 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 226 | 257 | 186 | 342 | 413 | 352 | 373 | 285 | 142 | 231 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 249 | 261 | 261 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:13PM2.17m | 3:48AM1.99m | 4:05PM2.15m | 4:40AM2.06m | 4:55PM2.09m | 5:30AM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.13m | 9:37PM-0.02m | 9:53AM0.10m | 10:26PM-0.04m | 10:47AM0.11m | 11:13PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 286 | 286 | 352 | 210 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 186 | 257 | 186 | 342 | 413 | 352 | 373 | 285 | 137 | 231 | 217 | 217 | 220 | 249 | 261 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 186 | 186 | 226 | 17 | 65 | 79 | 64 | 51 | 30 | 23 | 142 | 45 | 39 | 54 | 65 | 52 | 50 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 23 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 80 | 79 | 21 | 175 | 138 | 147 | 42 | 25 | 15 | 91 | 128 | 42 | 38 | 75 | 104 | 104 | 81 | 104 | 104 | 110 | 33 | 25 | 40 | 107 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | — | S 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 25 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 47 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 292 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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