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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 Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
27.7° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173229229173147166196193249249249246334301301325321229217207204201273273
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
15
SSW
15
W
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
0
ENE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
S
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02AM
1.60
11:35PM
2.02
12:15PM
1.66
12:42AM
2.06
1:21PM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:03AM
0.41
5:04PM
0.41
6:12AM
0.34
6:16PM
0.38
7:14AM
0.25
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset------5:57-------5:57-------5:57-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423222628272625242423272727262525242427292827
Feels °C (?)232120202528262725232322282728272625232327292729
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