Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 12PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 424 | 443 | 463 | 401 | 435 | 565 | 573 | 565 | 477 | 387 | 377 | 372 | 367 | 301 | 297 | 253 | 246 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:29AM2.01m | 6:48PM1.73m | 7:12AM1.90m | 7:33PM1.60m | 7:58AM1.79m | 8:21PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.18m | 12:48PM0.28m | 00:52AM0.29m | 1:34PM0.37m | 1:35AM0.41m | 2:24PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 424 | 424 | 443 | 463 | 401 | 435 | 565 | 573 | 565 | 477 | 387 | 377 | 372 | 367 | 301 | 297 | 253 | 246 | 69 | 183 | 174 | 77 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 75 | 99 | 77 | 92 | 73 | 92 | 45 | 42 | 29 | 69 | 45 | 33 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 31 | 48 | 44 | 50 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 23 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 547 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 196 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 371 | 538 | 0 |
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