Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1122 | 1122 | 1338 | 1321 | 1305 | 1305 | 1289 | 1289 | 1257 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 656 | 656 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.50m | 7:26AM1.64m | 8:06PM1.45m | 8:19AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.56m | 1:53PM0.50m | 2:00AM0.64m | 2:47PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1122 | 1122 | 1338 | 1321 | 1305 | 1305 | 1289 | 1289 | 1257 | 1027 | 988 | 840 | 829 | 818 | 807 | 656 | 656 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 154 | 99 | 81 | 102 | 125 | 92 | 65 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 21 | 50 | 39 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | WNW 8 | SSE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 48 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 195 | 59 | 0 |
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