Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 22 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 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121210101010161616161699151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9671565656484849535050731001461006545435685841218484
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
E
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
2.10
6:39AM
1.77
7:06PM
2.05
7:29AM
1.68
7:59PM
1.97
8:26AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
0.20
12:42PM
0.19
1:30AM
0.26
1:32PM
0.26
2:27AM
0.33
2:30PM
0.34
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:18-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:06-------6:07
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272727262932333027252524263030272322212126282726
Feels °C (?)302727262729322625222220222729241919191926262727
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