Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 233 | 242 | 138 | 123 | 103 | 184 | 220 | 322 | 258 | 185 | 224 | 194 | 253 | 253 | 243 | 236 | 236 | 251 | 243 | 330 | 327 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:48AM1.69m | 9:16PM1.39m | 9:44AM1.62m | 10:20PM1.34m | 10:46AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:21AM0.51m | 3:20PM0.54m | 3:14AM0.59m | 4:22PM0.59m | 4:16AM0.64m | 5:27PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 186 | 233 | 242 | 138 | 65 | 50 | 184 | 181 | 184 | 188 | 185 | 224 | 182 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 236 | 131 | 122 | 122 | 180 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 7 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 63 | 47 | 116 | 46 | 123 | 103 | 38 | 220 | 322 | 258 | 133 | 92 | 194 | 253 | 253 | 243 | 136 | 236 | 236 | 183 | 94 | 178 | 330 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 11 | 51 | 68 | 72 | 103 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 107 | 85 | 98 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 149 | 186 | 251 | 243 | 330 | 327 | 151 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 384 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 567 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 583 | 20 | 0 |
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