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El Zonte Surf Forecast
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El Zonte surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 Oct 2025 CST
How big are the waves at El Zonte today?
The current surf forecast for El Zonte at 10AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zonte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 563 | 556 | 453 | 487 | 627 | 788 | 904 | 788 | 733 | 724 | 870 | 848 | 837 | 815 | 805 | 784 | 773 | 665 | 656 | 647 | 647 | 638 | 638 | 638 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:32AM 1.71 | 12:08AM 1.81 | 12:31PM 1.73 | 12:57AM 1.89 | 1:21PM 1.77 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:24AM 0.54 | 5:49PM 0.47 | 6:26AM 0.49 | 6:41PM 0.45 | 7:17AM 0.41 | 7:25PM 0.42 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo
Continuing clean conditions at El Zonte (calm at San Salvador 32 km from El Zonte). 1.0m 7s swell from the SW with a 0.9m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW and a 0.5m 11s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
32 km away, 33 min ago
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