Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 8AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 573 | 515 | 508 | 493 | 412 | 368 | 357 | 351 | 351 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 286 | 257 | 199 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.74m | 4:01PM1.87m | 4:31AM1.82m | 4:38PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.26m | 9:52AM0.38m | 10:17PM0.23m | 10:32AM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 581 | 573 | 515 | 508 | 493 | 412 | 368 | 357 | 351 | 351 | 346 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 130 | 257 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 49 | 36 | 27 | 18 | 46 | 79 | 75 | 59 | 47 | 34 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 286 | 64 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | S 8 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 3 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 275 | 292 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 553 | 349 | 20 |
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