Beach forecast for Acajutla
Today, Wednesday, October 28, 2026 · local time (CST) · Sonsonate Department, El Salvador Today, Wed, Oct 28 · CST- Swimming
- Use care · 3.7 ft
- Water
- 86 °F · very warm
- Max UV
- 10 · SPF 50
- Low tide
- 10:03 am and 10:06 pm
Today, Wednesday, October 28, it's a good beach day in Acajutla (7/10). The best hours are from 7:00 am to 10:00 am: sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 86 °F and low tide at 10:03 am, though with some waves. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Use care · 3.7 ft | 86 °F | 10 |
| Thu 29 | 7Good beach day | 7:00–10:00 am | Use care · 3.7 ft | 86 °F | 10 |
| Fri 30 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Use care · 3.7 ft | 86 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 5Fair beach day | 7:00–9:00 am | Use care · 3.9 ft | 87 °F | 10 |
| Sun 1 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.4 ft | 87 °F | 10 |
| Mon 2 | 5Fair beach day | 3:00–5:00 pm7:00–9:00 am | Use care · 4.3 ft | 87 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 6Fair beach day | 7:00 am–12:00 pm1:00–5:00 pm | Use care · 4.1 ft | 87 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
3 good hours- Sunny
- Feels like 93 °F: hot
- Offshore breeze (5 mph)
- UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 86 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 10:03 am: more sand
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 3.7 ft
3.7 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 86 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 10 · SPF 50
Max UV 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 10:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 7 mph
Onshore breeze (7 mph).
- Tide & sand 10:06 pm
Low tide at 10:03 am and 10:06 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 3:38 am and 4:06 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
The best window, 7:00 am to 10:00 am, brings sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 86 °F and low tide at 10:03 am, though with some waves.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 83 °F | 4 mph | 3.7 ft | 1 |
| 8:00 am | 8 | Clear sky | 88 °F | 5 mph | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| 9:00 am | 7 | Clear sky | 93 °F | 4 mph | 3.7 ft | 6 |
| 10:00 am | 6 | Clear sky | 97 °F | 4 mph | 3.7 ft | 8 |
| 11:00 am | 5 | Mainly clear | 99 °F | 5 mph | 3.7 ft | 10 |
| 12:00 pm | 4 | Partly cloudy | 99 °F | 6 mph | 3.7 ft | 10 |
| 1:00 pm | 2 | Partly cloudy | 97 °F | 7 mph | 3.7 ft | 8 |
| 2:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 95 °F | 6 mph | 3.6 ft | 6 |
| 3:00 pm | 2 | Overcast | 91 °F | 5 mph | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| 4:00 pm | 3 | Overcast | 90 °F | 3 mph | 3.6 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Acajutla
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- Playa Acajutla 0.7 mi · W
- Playa El Zacatillo 1.0 mi · SW
- Parking
- Playa El Limón 1.3 mi · NW
- Playa El Suncita 2.6 mi · NW
- Playa Decameron 4.2 mi · S
- Parking
- Playa Los Cóbanos ("El Privado") 4.6 mi · S
- Parking
- Playa El Manzanillo 4.7 mi · S
- Parking
- Playa Metalío 4.8 mi · NW
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 3 of 3, warmth 3.7 of 4, calm sea 0 of 1, water 1 of 1 and tide 1 of 1; minus waves 1; short window: the rating keeps 95%.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Acajutla
Is it a beach day in Acajutla today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 7:00 am to 10:00 am, with sunshine, beach weather, little wind, water at 86 °F and low tide at 10:03 am, though with some waves.
What are the swimming conditions in Acajutla today?
3.7 ft waves every 12 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Acajutla?
About 86 °F today: very warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Acajutla today?
UV reaches 10 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, and seek shade from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.
When is low tide in Acajutla?
Today low tide is at 10:03 am and 10:06 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide is at 3:38 am and 4:06 pm. Coefficient 94 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Acajutla?
Tomorrow, Thursday, October 29: a good beach day (7/10), best from 7:00 am to 10:00 am.
What beaches are near Acajutla?
Playa Acajutla (0.7 mi), Playa El Zacatillo (1.0 mi), Playa El Limón (1.3 mi), Playa El Suncita (2.6 mi) and Playa Decameron (4.2 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Acajutla today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0), the tide from Acajutla (TICON-4) and the sun from astronomy-engine. Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data