Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 2AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 846 | 715 | 572 | 541 | 600 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 679 | 560 | 534 | 617 | 602 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 496 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.35m | 10:05AM1.54m | 10:51PM1.38m | 11:10AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM0.60m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:41PM0.61m | 4:49AM0.68m | 5:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 846 | 715 | 572 | 541 | 600 | 703 | 703 | 703 | 695 | 679 | 560 | 534 | 617 | 602 | 508 | 502 | 496 | 496 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 144 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 113 | 109 | 107 | 123 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 96 | 35 | 35 | 75 | 33 | 496 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | SSW 10 | W 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 32 | 39 | 28 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 79 | 78 | 32 | 42 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 521 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
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