Acajutla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.61° N 89.87° W

Issued: 5 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Acajutla sea temperature is

29.5°C

Acajutla surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Acajutla today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (21 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	553	545	538	530	522	508	603	768	768	759	847	779	761	751	1245	1230	1214	1136	881	859	805	515	656
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	ESE	S	S	W	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	E	SSW	SW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	E	S	S	SSW	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide				10:24AM1.49m				11:06PM1.54m				11:26AM1.51m				11:57PM1.66m					12:20PM1.57m
Low Tide		4:13AM0.70m				4:43PM0.59m				5:19AM0.63m				5:35PM0.55m					6:16AM0.52m				6:22PM0.48m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	26	26	29	30	29	28	27	26	25	25	28	29	29	28	26	26	26	26	29	30	29	28	27
Feels °C	29	29	33	33	33	33	31	30	28	27	31	31	32	31	29	29	29	29	32	32	32	32	31
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 15
kJ	553	545	538	530	487	487	530	649	622	759	847	779	761	751	1245	1230	1214	1136	881	859	805	515	656
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSW 20	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	346	432	432	432	522	508	603	768	768	373	295	295	295	295	20	19	20	127	32	21	23	348	246
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	W 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	S 8	S 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 21	WNW 8	SE 6	SSE 7	SSW 19	SW 7	NW 7	S 7	SSE 7
kJ	31	47	31	35	5	42	36	32	32	40	29	28	20	20	9	6	9	11	125	11	2	27	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	32	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	Mizata Costa del Balsamo	Mizata Costa del Balsamo	Mizata Costa del Balsamo	Barre de la Gabina Pacific Coast	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Mizata Costa del Balsamo	La Barra Pacific Coast	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	195	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	195	371	20	20	20	39	0	20	100	39
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Acajutla	K59 and 61	Las Flores	K59 and 61	Acajutla	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Las Flores		K59 and 61	La Paz	Playa San Diego	Playa San Diego	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	K59 and 61
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Acajutla Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo		K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	La Paz Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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