Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 06 Mar 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
27.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
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
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121212121212121212121212121511
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242238178169169213213169169167167164164147147109109109109147147109125102
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.92
4:54PM
2.06
5:13AM
1.86
5:32PM
2.02
5:52AM
1.77
6:10PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40AM
0.15
11:11PM
0.17
11:17AM
0.20
11:50PM
0.22
11:54AM
0.27
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:11-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------11-------1-
Temp. °C262629302928262626262929292826252626282929282626
Feels °C (?)282832313030282929293230313129282929313030312829
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