Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 23 Feb 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
27.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010161616161699151515151515141414171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)485055515473100146100654528568584848484536564119155153
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
S
10
SW
10
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
2.05
7:29AM
1.68
7:59PM
1.97
8:26AM
1.59
9:00PM
1.89
9:34AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:42PM
0.19
1:30AM
0.26
1:32PM
0.26
2:27AM
0.33
2:30PM
0.34
3:33AM
0.39
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset-6:06-------6:06-------6:07------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C323026242524263030272322212126272726242424232728
Feels °C (?)332723202120222728231919192026252727242524242828
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