Acajutla Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.61° N 89.87° W

Acajutla 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Acajutla sea temperature is
30.0°C
0.8° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
295
249
274
371
447
452
452
386
475
516
885
1098
703
594
1061
929
917
917
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
0
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:34AM1.73m
12:58PM1.88m
1:32AM1.87m
1:53PM1.93m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.31m
6:43AM0.34m
7:18PM0.23m
7:43AM0.25m
8:09PM0.16m
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:05
6:04
 mm
4
3
Temp °C
31
28
26
26
27
26
30
31
31
29
28
28
27
27
30
31
31
29
28
Feels °C
34
30
29
29
30
29
34
32
33
33
32
31
30
29
33
32
33
33
32
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