Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Oct 2025 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 7PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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

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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
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
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151515151414141414141414141313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)837886863851829763656647647647638638630453493447373373412412431463469431
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
N
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
NW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
E
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
1.64
12:56AM
1.79
1:20PM
1.67
1:39AM
1.87
2:04PM
1.70
2:17AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.42
7:17AM
0.39
7:25PM
0.39
8:01AM
0.31
8:05PM
0.36
8:40AM
0.25
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:50-------5:50--
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
3252222111--1---111112--
Temp. °C272625252525252625252525252527282827262625252629
Feels °C (?)303029282929303130292929282831323231303029293032
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Acajutla (calm at Santa Ana/El Palmer Airport 51 km from Acajutla). 1.1m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 7s swell from the SW and a 0.4m 10s swell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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