El Zunzal 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 13.49° N 89.43° W

Issued: 11 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Zunzal sea temperature is

29.1°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 7PM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	19s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	19s
Evening (16 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	2	0	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	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
Wave Graph
kJ	480	584	549	666	777	835	954	932	900	859	1150	1005	1122	1122	1245	1245	1230	1230	1214	1214	1054
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSE	WSW	NW	NW	NNW	E	E	E	SE	S	S	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	SSE	SSW	W	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide					6:27PM1.68m				6:40AM1.83m				7:13PM1.59m				7:26AM1.73m				8:06PM1.53m
Low Tide			12:21PM0.35m				00:24AM0.50m				1:04PM0.45m				1:08AM0.60m				1:53PM0.54m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—
mm	—	—	3	2	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	2	2	2	1	—	—	1	2	2	5
Temp °C	30	29	28	28	27	27	26	26	27	28	28	27	27	26	26	26	29	29	29	28	26
Feels °C	34	31	33	32	31	31	28	29	30	32	33	32	32	29	30	29	33	33	34	33	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 19	SSW 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	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
kJ	440	309	549	427	777	835	954	932	900	859	1150	1005	1122	1122	1245	1245	1230	1230	1214	1214	1054
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 13	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10
kJ	480	584	304	666	342	342	299	219	212	219	121	190	152	99	85	108	141	141	106	102	75
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 14	SW 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	W 11	W 7	SE 7	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 8	W 8	SW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSE 6
kJ	4	26	18	—	17	18	10	9	26	43	41	39	34	34	10	13	12	12	12	13	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 6	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	13	—	—	19	33	36	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Conchalio Costa del Balsamo	Puerto Sandino Leon Province	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Los Cobanos Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango 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	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	Punta Mango Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo	El Zunzal Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	9	322	0	0	0	0	44	0	0	18	145	0	0	0	0	0	0	145	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in El-Salvador - Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol		K59 and 61	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol	Las Flores	Playa San Diego	Costa del Sol	Costa del Sol
Rating (10 max)	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in El Salvador	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo		K59 and 61 Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego 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	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego 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	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Las Flores Costa del Balsamo	Playa San Diego Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo	Costa del Sol Costa del Balsamo
Rating (10 max)	3		3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5

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