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sick shorebreak over the rocks, El Zunzal

12:10 am 1 Jan 2000

Marco Hasbun, El Zunzal

12:14 pm 18 May 2011

Costa del Sol ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Costa del Sol Surf Forecast / El Salvador

6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 17 pm Wednesday 15 Feb 2012

Costa del Sol surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Wave Energy Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 0.7
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Period (s) (?) 12 12 14 14 13 13 13 13 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 12 12
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Max-energy 151 113 204 247 239 189 183 181 169 394 331 253 246 224 172 147 107 111
Wind
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SSE 5
NW 5
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SSW 15
W 0
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SW 20
WNW 5
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NE 15
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Costa del Sol blow from the NNE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's Costa del Sol sea temperature is 28.2 °C (Statistics for 15 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 27.6 max: 29.0 min: 26.4 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night) Wind will be generally light Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night Warm air temperatures (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Sat night) Wind will be generally light
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  clear clear clear clear rain showers clear clear rain showers clear clear rain showers rain showers clear rain showers clear clear clear clear
Summary clear clear clear clear rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs clear clear clear clear
Rain (mm) - - - - 10 - - 3 - - 2 3 - 6 - - - -
High °C 29 28 29 28 27 29 28 28 28 28 26 28 28 26 29 29 27 29
Low °C 29 26 27 27 26 28 27 27 28 27 25 27 27 25 26 28 25 27
Chill °C (?) 29 28 29 28 27 29 28 28 28 28 26 28 28 26 29 29 27 29
Sunrise - - 6:18 - - 6:16 - - 6:16 - - 6:16 - - 6:16 - - 6:16
Sunset 18:00 - - 18:00 - - 18:00 - - 18:00 - - 18:01 - - 18:01 - -
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Are you planning a holiday in Costa del Balsamo? If you are looking for accommodation near Costa del Sol, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Costa del Balsamo, consider staying in Zacatecoluca which is 23 km (14 miles) away. Other places in and around Costa del Balsamo where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include San Vicente which is 39 km (24 miles) away, Puerto El Triunfo, Cojutepeque and La Libertad.