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K59 and 61 surf break

K59 and 61 surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 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
27.3° 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 12PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.7
SE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1212111171111111111118711101066777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949385594747303030303046492926251312121931272519
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		onglassoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offglassoncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
1.53
9:54PM
1.79
10:24AM
1.46
10:50PM
1.76
11:25AM
1.43
11:46PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.57
3:25PM
0.58
4:30AM
0.60
4:20PM
0.63
5:30AM
0.59
5:19PM
0.65
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:24-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:47-------5:49---
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)
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Temp. °C252527303029272524242729282626252424272727252525
Feels °C (?)262527303131272423232629272626252424282628272627
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