El Zunzal surf break

El Zunzal surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 05 Sep 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
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at El Zunzal today?

The current surf forecast for El Zunzal at 5AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141414141314141414141413131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)744723716622630548596554526433428433450470474350357273373370321302365364
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
ENE
5
SE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassononcrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
1.70
1:30PM
1.89
2:01AM
1.89
2:17PM
1.98
2:43AM
2.06
3:01PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.45
7:17AM
0.48
7:48PM
0.34
8:07AM
0.35
8:29PM
0.22
8:54AM
0.22
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise---5:46-------5:46-------5:46----
Sunset-------6:05-------6:04-------6:04
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1231-11-611---1164---223
Temp. °C272626262828282825252525282928282625252527272727
Feels °C (?)313030303332333327272828313131312929302931323232
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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). 1.2m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.9m 7s swell from the S and a 0.3m 4s local chop from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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29.7
Air / Water (°C)
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