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Magic Carpet ride, El Zunzal

8:15 pm 5 Nov 2011

sick shorebreak over the rocks, El Zunzal

12:10 am 1 Jan 2000


El Zunzal ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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El Zunzal Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(El-Salvador – Costa del Balsamo)

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Surf Break: El Zunzal

Marco Hasbun, El Zunzal photo

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Peace of Mind, El Zunzal photo

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Marco Hasbun on a rush !, El Zunzal photo

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Marco Hasbun El Salvador, El Zunzal photo

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Surf Break: El Zunzal

Name: El Zunzal
Type: point
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: NNE

El Zunzal in Costa del Balsamo is an exposed point break that usually has waves Ideal winds are from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southwest. Best around low tide. Sometimes crowded. Watch out for rocks.

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Overall El Zunzal Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Zunzal:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break El Zonte 1 mi
Second closest break Rio Grande (La Bocana) 3 mi
Third closest break Comasagua Point 5 mi
Fourth closest break Playa Concholio 6 mi
Fifth closest break K59 and 61 7 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Zunzal:

Closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 526 mi
Second closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 577 mi
Third closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 661 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 854 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy West Gulf Buoy 890 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Zunzal:

Closest tide station Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala 167 mi
Second closest tide station Punta Gorda, Belize 185 mi
Third closest tide station Punta Gorda, Belize (2) 185 mi
Fourth closest tide station Puerto Cortes, Honduras 190 mi
Fifth closest tide station Puerto Castilla, Honduras 285 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to El Zunzal:

Closest ski area Cloudmont (United States) 1489 mi
Second closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 1513 mi
Third closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1534 mi
Fourth closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1538 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sapphire Valley (United States) 1549 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to El Zunzal:

Closest city location La Libertad (El Salvador) 7 mi
Second closest city location Zaragoza (El Salvador) 11 mi
Third closest city location Nuevo Cuscatlan (El Salvador) 16 mi
Fourth closest city location Rosario de Mora (El Salvador) 16 mi
Fifth closest city location Nueva San Salvador (El Salvador) 16 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to El Zunzal is El Salvador International (San Salvador) Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, which is 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to El Zunzal is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, 170 km (106 miles) away.
El Zunzal break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Zunzal, El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo. Use the tab navigation above to view El Zunzal sea temperature, El Zunzal photographs, El Zunzal detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Zunzal webcams, current wind from El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo live weather stations and El Zunzal tide predictions. The El Salvador swell maps link will open up the big picture showing El Salvador and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from El Salvador wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Zunzal.