Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 9AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151514141414141414141617141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666657649474455449443443443443372367330325325321316312299237243286290362
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
0
NNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
E
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
1.40
9:33PM
1.52
10:21AM
1.44
10:38PM
1.52
11:21AM
1.54
11:40PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02AM
0.58
3:12PM
0.69
4:01AM
0.60
4:23PM
0.69
5:00AM
0.58
5:31PM
0.61
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:47------
Sunset-----6:12-------6:12-------6:12--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282731333130292928273132313028282727313231292828
Feels °C (?)302832333232313128273231313230312928333132323030
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