Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 2PM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 207 | 276 | 209 | 207 | 171 | 362 | 367 | 384 | 384 | 464 | 703 | 905 | 1263 | 1249 | 1137 | 1144 | 1255 | 1239 | 1239 | 1208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.79m | 2:45AM1.75m | 2:56PM1.83m | 3:22AM1.86m | 3:35PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.32m | 8:48AM0.38m | 9:08PM0.26m | 9:29AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 52 | 72 | 107 | 86 | 68 | 66 | 362 | 367 | 326 | 330 | 464 | 703 | 905 | 1263 | 1249 | 1137 | 1144 | 1255 | 1239 | 1239 | 1208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SSE 8 | SW 20 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 152 | 207 | 276 | 209 | 207 | 171 | 38 | 41 | 384 | 78 | 97 | 81 | 50 | 61 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 47 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 54 | 36 | 251 | 45 | 384 | 27 | 31 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 21 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 292 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 567 |
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