Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 832 | 711 | 657 | 543 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 346 | 301 | 297 | 238 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 140 | 138 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.97m | 3:09AM2.09m | 3:29PM1.97m | 3:51AM2.13m | 4:12PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.16m | 8:54PM0.11m | 9:24AM0.11m | 9:37PM0.09m | 10:09AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 832 | 711 | 657 | 543 | 412 | 412 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 346 | 301 | 297 | 238 | 189 | 183 | 180 | 178 | 178 | 140 | 138 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 8 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 34 | 31 | 44 | 33 | 22 | 47 | 29 | 71 | 49 | 18 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 62 | 40 | 57 | 251 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 8 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 7 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 33 | 48 | 47 | 31 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 121 | 121 | 79 | 79 | 116 | 11 | 87 | 101 | 96 | 17 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | ESE 5 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 371 | 384 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 398 | 538 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 586 | 80 | 0 |
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