Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 17 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
27.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121515151616161514141414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7372129129129131131867978777473146183211211211211211208203189183
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
1.89
3:40PM
1.89
3:53AM
1.92
4:18PM
2.00
4:32AM
1.92
4:56PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
0.35
9:27AM
0.21
9:46PM
0.27
10:03AM
0.16
10:27PM
0.20
10:39AM
0.13
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:05-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524242829292725252524282929272524242427292927
Feels °C (?)262624242928292926272724292930292726262629302929
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