Acajutla Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.61° N 89.87° W

Acajutla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Acajutla sea temperature is
29.5°C
0.5° 

Acajutla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Acajutla today (13 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 12AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)--
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (13 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
954
1543
1607
1439
1371
1321
1170
1433
1289
1289
1141
1141
1126
1027
851
829
818
818
807
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
0
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SE
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:48PM1.84m
4:01AM2.07m
4:27PM1.80m
4:39AM2.02m
5:06PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:48PM0.21m
10:24AM0.12m
10:26PM0.24m
11:02AM0.16m
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
30
29
28
27
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
33
32
31
31
29
29
33
33
33
32
31
31
29
29
33
32
33
33
32
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