El Zunzal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.49° N 89.43° W

Issued: 5 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Zunzal sea temperature is

29.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 2PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 20							Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	647	647	656	647	553	553	553	638	545	545	538	487	480	480	603	713	713	705	847	667	651	643	1042
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NE	SSW	S	NW	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	ENE	SSE	SSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	ENE	SSW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:21AM1.58m				10:09PM1.54m				10:26AM1.57m				11:07PM1.63m				11:27AM1.60m
Low Tide		3:05AM0.74m				3:46PM0.64m				4:15AM0.74m				4:44PM0.63m				5:21AM0.67m				5:36PM0.58m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—
mm	2	1	—	1	2	2	5	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	28	29	28	28	25	25	25	25	28	29	28	27	26	26	26	26	29	29	28	27	27
Feels °C	31	29	32	33	33	33	30	30	30	29	31	31	32	32	30	30	29	29	33	31	32	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	647	647	656	647	553	553	553	638	545	545	538	487	480	480	480	443	613	373	847	667	651	643	1042
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SSE 6	S 8	SSE 8	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 7
kJ	34	29	30	29	38	23	36	31	49	336	432	428	415	464	603	713	713	705	265	265	215	215	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	S 7	SSW 21	SE 6	SSW 20	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 5	S 6	SSE 8	SW 7	SW 7	SSW 7	SSE 8
kJ	27	16	15	15	16	28	90	11	227	32	35	47	55	64	60	55	7	37	35	22	23	31	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	146	146	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	149	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	K59 and 61	Las Flores	Las Flores	K59 and 61	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Las Flores		K59 and 61	K59 and 61
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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