Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151515151515141414141414141416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)691683674674666657649474455449443443443443372367330325325321316312299237
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
15
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
0
N
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassoffglasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33PM
1.57
9:18AM
1.40
9:33PM
1.52
10:21AM
1.44
10:38PM
1.52
11:21AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.65
3:02AM
0.58
3:12PM
0.69
4:01AM
0.60
4:23PM
0.69
5:00AM
0.58
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-----5:48-------5:48-------5:47--
Sunset-6:12-------6:12-------6:12------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C312928282827313331302928282731323129282827273132
Feels °C (?)333130313028323332333130302732313231303129283331
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