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K59 and 61 surf break

K59 and 61 surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 CST
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K59 and 61 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K59 and 61 sea temperature is
27.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at K59 and 61 today?

The current surf forecast for K59 and 61 at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at K59 and 61. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211121111151515151413131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8699989898989493797952515582478685858579707010471
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
1.92
2:51PM
1.67
2:58AM
1.97
3:32PM
1.77
3:37AM
2.01
4:10PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.34
8:43PM
0.47
9:23AM
0.27
9:25PM
0.42
9:59AM
0.23
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset------5:51-------5:52-------5:52-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262625252831302928272626272933292624242427302928
Feels °C (?)272625252933313127282627273031282522222226313030
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