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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 11 pm Wednesday 27 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
30.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Zunzal today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 8AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Zunzal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | |
373 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 323 | 413 | 431 | 215 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 332 | 347 | 357 | 261 | 321 | 257 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:22AM1.63m | 12:39PM1.93m | 1:12AM1.64m | 1:23PM1.96m | 1:56AM1.67m | 2:05PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.45m | 6:20AM0.51m | 7:11PM0.39m | 7:07AM0.50m | 7:55PM0.34m | 7:51AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 373 | 373 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 323 | 413 | 431 | 215 | 313 | 313 | 313 | 318 | 332 | 347 | 357 | 261 | 321 | 257 | 313 | 309 | 304 | 304 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 21 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 29 | 35 | 166 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 113 | 178 | 25 | 36 | 305 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 21 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 74 | 24 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 124 | 137 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 406 | 145 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 322 | 347 |
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