Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 23 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
28.7° 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: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)20s
Afternoon (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131320191919121515181818181818171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12512125333225118410385121209319319319209150135175264264264264261169115
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
0
SE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
20
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
0
ENE
15
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
1.88
5:58PM
2.16
6:25AM
1.81
6:48PM
2.07
7:17AM
1.72
7:44PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
0.10
12:22AM
0.10
12:27PM
0.17
1:14AM
0.19
1:21PM
0.27
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:00-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:09-------6:09--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252428302928262625242830292726252524293030282626
Feels °C (?)262530292930282726242929292929252524302930302726
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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