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Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 13 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
28.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313132221212120201919191818181817171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585537408408342336331331521521511753108915131497164216951702185218312303227719611708
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
0
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		ononcrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
1.32
10:18PM
1.55
11:04AM
1.34
11:24PM
1.56
12:07PM
1.43
12:24AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
0.68
4:56AM
0.62
4:58PM
0.68
5:57AM
0.58
6:06PM
0.63
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:08-------6:08-------6:08----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1-----1211-------
Temp. °C303030292727262629303029272626262829292927262625
Feels °C (?)323032323030282831313132292928293230303129282927
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