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9:13 am 7 Apr 2011


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 / El Salvador

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 11 am Sunday 03 Jun 2012

El Zunzal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.7
SW
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Period (s) (?) 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 14 15 14 19 19 18 18 17 17
Surfscale
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Max-energy 1341 1059 846 721 691 532 517 501 295 424 220 352 372 287 383 370 346 330
Wind
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5
ENE 10
SSW 10
WNW 5
NE 10
SSW 5
WNW 10
E 10
SSE 5
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E 15
SSE 5
NW 5
NNE 10
SSW 5
WNW 5
NW 10
SW 5
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Wind State (?) glass on cross glass on cross-
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at El Zunzal blow from the NNE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
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Today's El Zunzal sea temperature is 29.8 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 29.3 max: 30.0 min: 28.3 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very warm air temperatures (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
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  rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud clear part cloud part cloud rain showers rain showers clear clear rain showers rain showers clear rain showers part cloud rain showers rain showers
Summary rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds clear some clouds some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs
Rain (mm) 2 1 3 - - - - 1 8 - - 1 1 - 3 - 4 6
High °C 30 29 28 31 30 28 30 29 28 31 30 28 31 30 29 30 30 29
Low °C 29 28 27 29 29 27 29 28 27 29 29 27 29 29 28 29 29 28
Chill °C (?) 30 29 28 31 30 28 30 29 28 31 30 28 31 30 29 30 30 29
Sunrise 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - - 5:28 - -
Sunset - 18:22 - - 18:22 - - 18:22 - - 18:22 - - 18:22 - - 18:23 -
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El Zunzal is 11 km (7 miles) from the city of La Libertad. If you plan a holiday in Costa del Balsamo, look for hotels and other accommodation in La Libertad. La Libertad has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.