Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 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
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 8AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)131319171818181818171716161616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)303303460386399547651711703695671709700808691683674674666657649474455449
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
SSE
20
S
15
S
5
SSW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
0
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
WSW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
15
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55PM
1.73
7:27AM
1.47
7:41PM
1.64
8:18AM
1.41
8:33PM
1.57
9:18AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20AM
0.44
1:19PM
0.57
2:08AM
0.52
2:09PM
0.65
3:02AM
0.58
3:12PM
0.69
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise---5:50-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset-------6:10-------6:12-------6:12
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282828273132312928282827313231302929282731323130
Feels °C (?)313131293432333330303028333233343231302833323233
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