El Zunzal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.49° N 89.43° W

Issued: 11 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Zunzal sea temperature is

29.0°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 5PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Evening (17 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17					Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	900	859	1150	1005	1122	1122	1245	1245	1230	1230	1214	1214	1054	1027	988	840	763	752	656	647	647
Wind (km/h)	ESE	S	SW	WSW	NE	ENE	E	E	E	SE	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	ENE	SE	SSE	ESE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide	6:40AM1.83m				7:13PM1.59m				7:26AM1.73m				8:06PM1.53m				8:20AM1.64m
Low Tide			1:04PM0.45m				1:08AM0.60m				1:53PM0.54m				2:01AM0.69m				2:47PM0.61m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	1	2	3	6	6	5	1	1	1	3	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	2	3	7
Temp °C	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	25	26	28	28	27	27	27	26	25	28	29	28	28	26
Feels °C	33	32	34	33	32	30	29	28	30	31	32	31	31	30	28	28	31	33	32	33	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	900	859	1150	1005	1122	1122	1245	1245	1230	1230	1214	1214	1054	1027	988	840	763	752	656	647	647
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	212	215	121	152	152	99	85	108	138	125	70	64	59	39	39	39	37	31	30	43	42
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	W 8	WNW 8	W 10	W 10	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10
kJ	10	43	41	37	34	34	10	21	20	20	13	14	14	21	34	21	50	49	47	30	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	—	SE 7	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	19	19	23	25	25	16	—	33	—	18	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	La Bocana Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	Mizata Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Jiquilillo Leon Province	Fishermans Point Costa del Balsamo	Conchalio Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Conchalio Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	Conchalio Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	5	145	145	30	0	0	0	0	0	225	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	145	9	0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	Las Flores	Costa del Sol	Playa San Diego	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol		Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	K59 and 61	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo		Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5

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