El Zunzal surf break

El Zunzal surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CST
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El Zunzal surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Zunzal sea temperature is
30.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at El Zunzal today?

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.7
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
318
318
318
318
275
217
214
214
268
261
257
253
253
197
250
314
255
171
171
171
241
630
368
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSE
15
S
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
High Tide
6:21PM2.15m
7:01AM1.99m
7:18PM2.01m
8:00AM1.95m
8:18PM1.87m
9:01AM1.92m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.20m
00:45AM0.09m
1:08PM0.31m
1:40AM0.20m
2:12PM0.41m
2:37AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:17
6:19
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
31
29
28
28
27
27
30
30
30
29
28
27
27
28
30
30
30
29
29
28
27
28
30
30
34
33
32
32
31
30
33
31
33
33
32
32
31
32
33
32
34
33
34
33
31
32
34
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
S
8
Energy kJ
226
318
318
318
318
275
217
214
214
268
261
257
253
253
197
250
314
255
89
81
79
101
630
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
S
9
0.7
SW
19
Energy kJ
37
35
48
43
24
57
46
30
16
15
14
13
10
18
29
30
43
58
171
171
171
123
99
368
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.4
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
8
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.3
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
9
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
88
58
59
46
30
11
4
8
29
28
16
18
18
7
24
24
15
84
84
84
80
241
8
167
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
2
2
21
18
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
350
89
5
0
0
0
59
350
347
145
5
0
0
0
44
322
368
44
5
0
0
0
0
322
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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