Surf Forecast Surf Report
El Zonte surf break

El Zonte surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 CST
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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
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Zonte today?

The current surf forecast for El Zonte at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

Table - waves today at El Zonte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131317131320191919181616181818171616161616161615151814181818151616161616161616191918181818181817171616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)451402315475367269428332319298457513644644480459417539788620525525512493468438561486486486702870706715827715706806870727848830609603713759147114211405938798733904892870859848693665685
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
0
NW
0
N
5
N
5
NE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
0
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
2.30
6:02AM
1.98
6:21PM
2.15
6:57AM
1.89
7:15PM
1.99
7:56AM
1.81
8:14PM
1.84
8:58AM
1.75
9:16PM
1.72
10:02AM
1.73
10:22PM
1.64
11:02AM
1.75
11:24PM
1.61
11:55AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.02
12:05PM
0.20
12:46AM
0.13
1:02PM
0.33
1:41AM
0.26
2:03PM
0.46
2:39AM
0.38
3:09PM
0.56
3:40AM
0.47
4:19PM
0.60
4:40AM
0.53
5:24PM
0.59
5:35AM
0.55
6:21PM
0.54
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise-----5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------5:33-------5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset-6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14-------6:14--
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Rain (mm)
--1-1573------------------2111--1--21-------311-------------
Temp. °C292827272726282829282827272629292928282727272929292828282727292929282828272729292928282727272929292828272727282828282727
Feels °C (?)303130303030323132323130302932313130313030313332313131313131333233323334313133333333333232313231323233313131313031323030
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