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El Zunzal Surf Forecast
/ Costa del Balsamo (17 surf breaks) /
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El Zunzal surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at El Zunzal today?
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 12PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
270 | 204 | 193 | 190 | 190 | 267 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 441 | 258 | 261 | 447 | 525 | 245 | 229 | 226 | 146 | 226 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 318 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:17AM2.03m | 4:35PM2.36m | 5:09AM2.04m | 5:27PM2.27m | 6:04AM2.02m | 6:21PM2.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.07m | 11:00PM-0.05m | 11:12AM0.12m | 11:52PM0.01m | 12:08PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | 6:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 212 | 183 | 193 | 190 | 67 | 59 | 347 | 330 | 326 | 322 | 441 | 258 | 62 | 447 | 525 | 245 | 229 | 226 | 146 | 226 | 226 | 318 | 318 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 270 | 204 | 123 | 121 | 190 | 127 | 57 | 35 | 94 | 93 | 17 | 91 | 261 | 57 | 45 | 96 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 22 | 36 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 24 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 19 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 120 | 267 | 125 | 94 | 25 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 94 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 92 | 10 | 18 | 58 | 59 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSE 7 | — | SW 8 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSW 3 | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 59 | — | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 147 | 350 | 2 | 350 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 336 | 350 | 145 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 350 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
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