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El Zonte Surf Forecast
/ Costa del Balsamo (17 surf breaks) /
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El Zonte surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Zonte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Zonte sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Zonte today?
The current surf forecast for El Zonte at 12AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zonte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | |
425 | 425 | 413 | 396 | 373 | 336 | 331 | 357 | 357 | 269 | 219 | 264 | 270 | 206 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 267 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 525 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:52PM2.37m | 3:25AM1.99m | 3:43PM2.39m | 4:17AM2.03m | 4:35PM2.36m | 5:09AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM-0.03m | 9:24AM0.08m | 10:10PM-0.07m | 10:17AM0.07m | 11:00PM-0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 425 | 425 | 413 | 396 | 373 | 336 | 331 | 357 | 357 | 269 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 127 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 525 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 124 | 126 | 26 | 26 | 44 | 37 | 186 | 264 | 270 | 204 | 123 | 53 | 50 | 35 | 125 | 125 | 94 | 93 | 18 | 91 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | SSE 9 | SW 18 | S 26 | S 26 | SSW 16 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 19 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 83 | 13 | 13 | 169 | 28 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 121 | 120 | 267 | 24 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 5 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 324 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 352 | 338 | 148 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 352 | 338 | 493 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 352 |
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