Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 6PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1129 | 1129 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 883 | 860 | 805 | 685 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 529 | 514 | 507 | 514 | 521 | 463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:35PM2.03m | 5:03AM2.13m | 5:20PM1.95m | 5:46AM2.09m | 6:04PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.10m | 10:47PM0.03m | 11:17AM0.13m | 11:29PM0.09m | 12:03PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 36 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1129 | 1129 | 917 | 917 | 906 | 883 | 860 | 805 | 685 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 536 | 529 | 514 | 507 | 514 | 521 | 463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 66 | 14 | 65 | 49 | 66 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 71 | 63 | 76 | 49 | 36 | 95 | 88 | 84 | 48 | 65 | 69 | 102 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 12 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 69 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 65 | 97 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | SW 11 | — | — | ESE 6 | NE 3 | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | 33 | — | 7 | — | 99 | — | — | 13 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 275 | 292 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 538 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 196 | 0 | 0 |
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