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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 pm Thursday 21 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
30.4° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 19 | S 8 |
 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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SW 19 |
| 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) | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 11 | SW 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 9 | SW 14 |
| 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) | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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