K59 and 61 surf break

K59 and 61 surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 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
30.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 6PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
226
226
318
318
318
318
275
217
214
214
268
261
257
253
253
197
253
314
220
171
171
171
241
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
5
N
10
N
5
NE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
6:04AM2.02m
6:21PM2.15m
7:01AM1.99m
7:18PM2.01m
8:00AM1.95m
8:18PM1.87m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.20m
00:45AM0.09m
1:08PM0.31m
1:40AM0.20m
2:12PM0.41m
2:37AM0.31m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:19
1
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
30
29
30
30
29
28
28
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
30
29
29
29
28
28
27
27
33
32
33
34
33
32
32
32
33
32
33
33
33
33
32
32
33
31
33
32
31
32
32
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
Energy kJ
146
226
226
318
318
318
318
275
217
214
214
268
261
257
253
253
197
253
314
220
67
83
79
78
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
94
93
37
27
48
35
24
57
47
30
29
12
35
35
17
18
19
31
43
42
171
171
171
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
19
Energy kJ
92
18
88
58
59
46
30
11
4
9
9
28
27
25
10
10
24
24
6
84
84
84
80
241
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
7
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
W
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
2
Energy kJ
44
3
10
3
4
1
3
2
1
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
19
346
332
78
0
0
0
0
70
360
357
19
0
0
0
0
78
332
366
136
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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