Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
29.4° 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: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413131317131616151515151414141414141313131817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427415342336336300280679662539604588573465459452446446427342312331318433
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
N
10
SE
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
E
15
S
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
1.86
3:17PM
2.24
3:46AM
1.90
4:03PM
2.28
4:33AM
1.92
4:51PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58AM
0.12
9:42PM
-0.01
9:45AM
0.07
10:28PM
-0.04
10:33AM
0.05
11:16PM
-0.02
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-5:43-------5:43-------5:43------
Sunset-----6:12-------6:13-------6:13--
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-----211--1----------
Temp. °C282730303029282727272830292927272727283130282828
Feels °C (?)313032303131302930303232313230313130313231313131
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