El Zonte Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.49° N 89.45° W

El Zonte, El Salvador Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Zonte sea temperature is
30.3°C
1.4° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for El Zonte based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in El Zonte right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near El Zonte

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

EL Salvador International Airport

43 km E209 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the NNE
(15 km/h at 30°)
Q1010 °C0.0
0.0


La Esperanza Airport

100 km NW850 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the NE
(7 km/h at 50°)
16 °C5.0
5.0
scattered
broken

Nueva Ocotepeque Airport

107 km NNE763 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 350°)
22 °C10.0
10.0
few

Esquipulas Airport

119 km N961 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Celaque Airport

150 km NE913 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearMist -
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
19 °C5.0
5.0
few
scattered

San Jose Airport

157 km W203 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
Q1010 °C0.0
0.0


Zacapa Airport

163 km N365 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
broken

El Palmar

163 km WNW1725 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the N
(8 km/h at 5°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Guatemala/La Aurora Airport

167 km WNW1470 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the NNE
(26 km/h at 30°)
18 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Guatemala

170 km WNW1500 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 115°)
0
21 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to El Zonte and within an acceptable time window.

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