K59 and 61 surf break

K59 and 61 surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
29.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K59 and 61 today?

The current surf forecast for K59 and 61 at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
131
125
86
85
85
82
83
83
70
70
70
71
73
74
77
102
104
106
110
108
107
144
144
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
1:56PM2.04m
2:25AM1.79m
2:35PM2.07m
3:05AM1.81m
3:13PM2.08m
3:43AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:22PM0.27m
8:23AM0.37m
9:01PM0.22m
9:02AM0.35m
9:39PM0.20m
9:39AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:35
5:35
5:35
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6:13
6:13
6:13
6:14
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
27
27
29
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
30
29
28
28
28
28
30
29
31
31
30
31
30
31
32
32
31
31
30
31
30
31
33
31
32
32
31
31
32
32
33
31
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
151
131
125
86
85
85
70
71
70
70
70
70
71
73
74
77
80
104
106
110
108
106
102
100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
W
4
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
68
70
49
48
49
49
82
83
83
57
58
56
52
51
4
66
102
66
65
64
91
10
144
144
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
W
11
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.5
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
4
2
5
5
5
5
2
2
12
6
5
5
3
30
33
33
55
31
19
37
37
107
11
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
6
4
5
2
2
4
4
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
360
157
16
0
0
0
70
332
464
138
136
0
0
0
29
464
446
541
16
0
0
0
39
332
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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