Acajutla surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 26 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Acajutla today?

The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 5AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)151414141414141313131313131313131212121918181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14210210099999692708787858585846765403938118103156222293
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
1.83
9:27AM
1.59
9:57PM
1.75
10:42AM
1.60
11:10PM
1.71
11:53AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.46
4:28AM
0.41
4:53PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.40
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise---5:58-------5:58-------5:56----
Sunset-------6:09-------6:09-------6:10
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C272727273031302827262625303130282726282630313129
Feels °C (?)292929283130303129282826313032313127282628303131
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