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Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Acajutla today?
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 86 | 85 | 82 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 120 | 163 | 160 | 210 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 195 | 195 | 192 | 186 | 172 | 167 | 82 | 84 | 82 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:21PM 1.95 | 5:36AM 2.08 | 6:14PM 1.93 | 6:28AM 1.95 | 7:08PM 1.89 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:09AM -0.04 | 11:24PM 0.16 | 11:59AM 0.03 | 12:20AM 0.25 | 12:49PM 0.13 | 1:17AM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
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