K59 and 61 surf break

K59 and 61 surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 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
30.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at K59 and 61 today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for K59 and 61 at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (27 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
323
318
313
373
373
313
313
313
323
413
431
215
313
313
313
318
332
347
357
261
321
257
313
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:51AM1.91m
00:22AM1.63m
12:39PM1.93m
1:12AM1.64m
1:23PM1.96m
1:56AM1.67m
Low Tide
6:23PM0.45m
6:20AM0.51m
7:11PM0.39m
7:07AM0.50m
7:55PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:28
5:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
30
29
28
28
27
27
30
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
29
29
28
28
28
27
27
27
33
32
32
33
32
31
30
30
34
31
32
32
31
31
30
30
32
32
31
32
32
30
30
30
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
Energy kJ
443
323
318
313
373
373
313
313
313
323
413
431
215
313
313
313
318
332
347
357
261
321
257
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SE
6
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
26
24
15
21
20
32
20
20
24
21
30
24
166
18
24
25
37
25
24
24
94
94
32
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
8
0.2
S
9
0.3
SE
6
0.2
S
10
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SW
7
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
S
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
Energy kJ
3
7
5
7
3
2
6
6
6
5
4
2
14
15
11
8
9
2
37
74
23
34
94
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
37
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
39
253
236
0
0
0
0
0
0
157
464
157
0
0
0
0
11
157
435
9
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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