Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 29 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
28.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
1
S
Period(s) (?)181818171716161616151515161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103156222293280267264346329304304371501516509503490559447435429429341411
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
0
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.67
12:18AM
1.72
12:53PM
1.78
1:16AM
1.76
1:43PM
1.88
2:06AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
0.45
6:36AM
0.36
7:08PM
0.37
7:28AM
0.32
8:00PM
0.29
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise5:56------5:56-------5:56-------5:54
Sunset---6:10-------6:10-------6:10----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C313231292828262630303028272726262930302827272625
Feels °C (?)283031302828252631283030292928273129313030302927
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