Acajutla Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.61° N 89.87° W

Issued: 11 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Acajutla sea temperature is
30.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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


How big are the waves at Acajutla today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 5PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
515
508
587
748
748
748
653
653
719
505
574
733
753
883
894
894
793
773
714
695
685
685
536
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
S
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
0
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13PM2.14m
5:50AM2.00m
6:05PM2.03m
6:44AM1.99m
6:58PM1.90m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.11m
11:35PM-0.02m
11:57AM0.18m
00:25AM0.05m
12:54PM0.26m
1:15AM0.15m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
27
27
26
26
29
30
30
29
28
26
26
26
29
30
30
29
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
34
33
32
34
32
31
30
29
33
33
33
34
32
30
29
28
32
32
33
33
30
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
540
515
508
587
748
748
748
653
653
719
505
574
733
753
883
894
894
793
773
714
695
685
685
536
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
Energy kJ
121
119
115
113
111
79
69
68
66
66
211
121
119
84
80
106
103
101
70
99
251
253
61
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SW
18
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.6
SSW
20
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
Energy kJ
19
19
19
19
19
63
62
61
17
17
65
155
8
11
38
7
7
7
7
253
66
63
149
148
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
292
39
349
0
0
0
0
0
371
292
0
0
0
0
0
0
275
371
39
20
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
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3
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3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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