Playa San Diego Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(El-Salvador – Costa del Balsamo)
| Name: | Playa San Diego |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | fairly consistent |
| Best Swell: SSW | Offshore Wind: NNE |
Playa San Diego in Costa del Balsamo is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell angle is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care of the strong rips here.
Overall Playa San Diego 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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Also see Playa San Diego surf quality by season and Playa San Diego surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Playa San Diego
Visitor Reviews of Playa San Diego |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Playa San Diego:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Fishermans Point | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | The Pier | 2 mi |
| Third closest break | La Paz | 4 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Punta Roca | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Playa Concholio | 6 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Playa San Diego: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Yucatan Basin Buoy | 521 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Western Caribbean Buoy | 567 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Bay of Campeche Buoy | 667 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | Mid Gulf Buoy | 856 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | East Gulf Buoy | 892 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Playa San Diego: |
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| Closest tide station | Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala | 166 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 | 186 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Puerto Castilla, Honduras | 278 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Playa San Diego: |
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| Closest ski area | Sky Valley (United States) | 1533 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Scaly Mountain (United States) | 1537 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Cataloochee (United States) | 1573 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort (United States) | 1578 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Wolf Laurel (United States) | 1600 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Playa San Diego: |
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| Closest city location | La Libertad (El Salvador) | 4 mi |
| Second closest city location | Rosario de Mora (El Salvador) | 8 mi |
| Third closest city location | Zaragoza (El Salvador) | 9 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Panchimalco (El Salvador) | 11 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Olocuilta (El Salvador) | 12 mi |
- The nearest passenger airport to Playa San Diego is El Salvador International (San Salvador) Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, which is 23 km (14 miles) away (directly).
- The second closest airport to Playa San Diego is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, 184 km (114 miles) away.
