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Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 10 Mar 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
28.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 4PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)20s
Afternoon (10 Mar)4ft (1.2m)20s
Evening (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)18s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)202020191818181817171616161616161615141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11111100108911841317145812591393134612691463124511991121110711071107917845678678585687687
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
10
W
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:11AM
1.56
7:31PM
1.74
7:56AM
1.45
8:18PM
1.65
8:49AM
1.37
9:14PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.45
1:55AM
0.48
1:51PM
0.55
2:47AM
0.56
2:42PM
0.63
3:49AM
0.62
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:08-------6:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C293030282626262629292928272626262929292826262626
Feels °C (?)313031312828282832293030302829293130303028282928
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