Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 711 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 463 | 485 | 485 | 590 | 584 | 727 | 785 | 845 | 964 | 954 | 1009 | 1107 | 1055 | 1164 | 1136 | 1122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:46PM1.67m | 5:58AM1.84m | 6:27PM1.58m | 6:40AM1.74m | 7:13PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.24m | 11:43PM0.37m | 12:21PM0.32m | 00:23AM0.46m | 1:05PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 711 | 561 | 553 | 553 | 545 | 463 | 413 | 390 | 313 | 309 | 402 | 785 | 845 | 964 | 954 | 1009 | 1107 | 1055 | 1164 | 1136 | 1122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 175 | 264 | 485 | 485 | 590 | 584 | 727 | 396 | 331 | 269 | 336 | 384 | 298 | 212 | 210 | 196 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 22 | SSW 21 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 91 | 118 | 180 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 50 | 65 | 87 | 116 | 193 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | W 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 29 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 13 | 10 | 20 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 292 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 371 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
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