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Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at Acajutla today?
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 7PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 837 | 886 | 863 | 851 | 829 | 763 | 656 | 647 | 647 | 647 | 638 | 638 | 630 | 453 | 493 | 447 | 373 | 373 | 412 | 412 | 431 | 463 | 469 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 1.64 | 12:56AM 1.79 | 1:20PM 1.67 | 1:39AM 1.87 | 2:04PM 1.70 | 2:17AM 1.93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:40PM 0.42 | 7:17AM 0.39 | 7:25PM 0.39 | 8:01AM 0.31 | 8:05PM 0.36 | 8:40AM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo
Continuing clean conditions at Acajutla (calm at Santa Ana/El Palmer Airport 51 km from Acajutla). 1.1m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.4m 10s swell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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