Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Acajutla today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Acajutla at 9AM is: 0.6m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Acajutla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 309 | 264 | 256 | 253 | 388 | 388 | 384 | 380 | 376 | 357 | 330 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 465 | 481 | 623 | 637 | 846 | 846 | 715 | 572 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:16AM1.76m | 7:43PM1.48m | 8:05AM1.65m | 8:38PM1.39m | 9:01AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:56AM0.43m | 1:41PM0.45m | 1:40AM0.53m | 2:34PM0.54m | 2:33AM0.62m | 3:35PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 313 | 309 | 253 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 245 | 215 | 212 | 209 | 206 | 157 | 323 | 465 | 481 | 623 | 637 | 846 | 846 | 715 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 297 | 286 | 264 | 256 | 253 | 388 | 388 | 384 | 380 | 376 | 357 | 330 | 323 | 323 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 147 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 123 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 38 | 39 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 54 | 36 | 49 | 63 | 60 | 44 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 17 | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 39 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 518 | 456 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 275 | 39 | 20 |
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