Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 408 | 283 | 209 | 390 | 368 | 493 | 481 | 469 | 339 | 271 | 232 | 229 | 261 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 193 | 158 | 152 | 109 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48AM1.62m | 00:28AM1.41m | 12:43PM1.66m | 1:20AM1.51m | 1:32PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.64m | 6:25PM0.54m | 6:24AM0.60m | 7:14PM0.47m | 7:17AM0.54m | 7:56PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 408 | 408 | 283 | 93 | 103 | 368 | 493 | 481 | 469 | 339 | 271 | 86 | 64 | 78 | 86 | 251 | 248 | 245 | 193 | 158 | 152 | 32 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | S 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 147 | 136 | 83 | 390 | 64 | 81 | 83 | 61 | 96 | 88 | 232 | 229 | 261 | 255 | 56 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 109 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 83 | 90 | 209 | 67 | 64 | 38 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 7 | 23 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | S 8 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 69 | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 292 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 398 | 0 | 0 |
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