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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 Sunday 31 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
30.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 9AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
573 | 659 | 670 | 790 | 1159 | 1315 | 1395 | 1366 | 1009 | 1966 | 2047 | 2024 | 2001 | 2072 | 1978 | 1932 | 1543 | 1305 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1054 | 1040 | 921 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:38AM1.70m | 2:46PM2.00m | 3:19AM1.72m | 3:26PM2.00m | 3:59AM1.73m | 4:05PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32AM0.44m | 9:14PM0.26m | 9:12AM0.42m | 9:53PM0.25m | 9:52AM0.42m | 10:32PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | 6:22 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 268 | 350 | 670 | 790 | 1159 | 1315 | 1395 | 1366 | 1009 | 1966 | 2047 | 2024 | 2001 | 2072 | 1978 | 1932 | 1543 | 1305 | 1155 | 1141 | 1141 | 1054 | 1040 | 921 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 573 | 659 | 149 | 255 | 297 | 372 | 314 | 372 | 697 | 14 | 79 | 80 | 87 | 15 | 57 | 59 | 57 | 58 | 80 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 24 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 242 | 171 | 236 | 206 | 200 | 155 | 150 | 226 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 116 | 113 | 157 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 100 | 322 | 347 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 322 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 336 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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