El Zonte Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(El-Salvador – Costa del Balsamo)
Photo credit: Joerg Rossbach
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El Zonte Spot ID: Type: reef,point and rivermouth Reliability: very consistent Best: Swell SSW | Wind NNE Sea Temperature Today is: 29.2 °C |
Tuesday, 18 June 2013, 18:48 Local time
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El Zonte in Costa del Balsamo is an exposed reef,point and rivermouth break that has very consistent surf Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. There is a left hand reef break Best around high tide when the tide is rising. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Watch out for rips and rocks.
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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs |
Tide Times:For La Union, El Salvador, 177 miles from El Zonte.
El Zonte Tide Times and Tide Chart Live Weather:At Ilopango/San Salvador Airport, 42 km from El Zonte.
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Overall El Zonte Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in June
The rose diagram illustrates the range of swells directed at El Zonte through an averag... (show all text) 
This picture describes how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text) The two graphs above are also combined in the single El Zonte surf consistency graph. Also see El Zonte surf quality by season and El Zonte surf quality by month. |
El Zonte Location Maps
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Visitor Reviews of El Zonte |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Zonte:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | El Zunzal | 1 mi |
| Second closest break | Rio Grande (La Bocana) | 4 mi |
| Third closest break | K59 and 61 | 6 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Comasagua Point | 6 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Playa Concholio | 7 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to El Zonte: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Yucatan Basin Buoy | 526 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Western Caribbean Buoy | 578 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 660 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Mid Gulf Buoy | 854 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | West Gulf Buoy | 889 mi |
Tide stations nearest to El Zonte: |
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| Closest tide station | La Union, El Salvador | 110 mi |
| Second closest tide station | Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala | 167 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Punta Gorda | 185 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Puerto Cortes | 190 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Puerto Castilla | 287 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to El Zonte: |
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| Closest ski area | Cloudmont (United States) | 1489 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1534 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1538 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Sapphire Valley (United States) | 1549 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Cataloochee (United States) | 1574 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to El Zonte: |
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| Closest city location | Nueva San Salvador (El Salvador) | 17 mi |
| Second closest city location | Antiguo Cuscatlan (El Salvador) | 19 mi |
| Third closest city location | San Marcos (El Salvador) | 21 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | San Salvador (El Salvador) | 22 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Mejicanos (El Salvador) | 23 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to El Zonte is El Salvador International (San Salvador) Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, which is 43 km (27 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to El Zonte is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, 168 km (104 miles) away.
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