Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 05 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
28.9° 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: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313131313131212121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)789789767746714613604595563475475555468468390378355344339263258263217384
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
SE
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
1.98
5:24AM
1.72
5:36PM
1.91
6:02AM
1.64
6:14PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.27
11:20PM
0.20
11:21AM
0.32
11:58PM
0.27
11:58AM
0.39
12:37AM
0.35
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise5:52------5:52-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---6:10-------6:10-------6:10----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C303030292827272630313029282727273030302827272727
Feels °C (?)333132323130302832323132313029293229323131303030
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