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Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 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
28.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Acajutla today?
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 115 | 117 | 125 | 149 | 70 | 113 | 79 | 79 | 147 | 147 | 131 | 129 | 129 | 47 | 40 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 66 | 66 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 1.80 | 8:02PM 1.84 | 8:16AM 1.66 | 8:57PM 1.79 | 9:14AM 1.55 | 9:52PM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:39PM 0.25 | 2:17AM 0.45 | 2:31PM 0.36 | 3:19AM 0.52 | 3:24PM 0.46 | 4:21AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
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