El Zunzal surf break

El Zunzal surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Oct 2025 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
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Zunzal today?

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 1PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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

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Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313131388814131918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36736730130130126125723918318017818018314014011893161156175159155155155
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
1.84
4:05AM
2.07
4:33PM
1.80
4:42AM
2.02
5:10PM
1.75
5:19AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
0.20
9:53PM
0.34
10:28AM
0.21
10:28PM
0.36
11:04AM
0.25
11:04PM
0.41
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Sunrise5:48------5:48-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:32-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--11---------1--------1-
Temp. °C272928272726262529292827262625242828282726262526
Feels °C (?)303132313129292732313130292927253029313129292829
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Costa del Balsamo

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at El Zunzal (calm at San Salvador 31 km from El Zunzal). 0.9m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.4m 6s windswell from the SSE and a 0.2m 6s windswell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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2 km/h
NNW
0.0
29.0
Air / Water (°C)
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