El Muelle – The Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(El-Salvador – Costa del Balsamo)

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El Muelle - The Pier Surf Guide

The Pier in Costa del Balsamo is an exposed reef break that has dependable surf The best wind direction is from the north northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the south southwest. A left hand reef break. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rips, rocks, locals and pollution.

El Muelle - The Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	consistent	29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing El Muelle - The Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at El Muelle - The Pier occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf El Muelle - The Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing El Muelle - The Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 70% of the time in November while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

70%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore El Muelle - The Pier Location Map

Interactive El Muelle - The Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to El Muelle - The Pier is El Salvador International (San Salvador) Airport (SAL) in El Salvador, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to El Muelle - The Pier is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, 179 km (111 miles) away.

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El Muelle - The Pier Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 15:57 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	14	15	15	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

Tides at El Muelle - The Pier

Current tide and informaton

For La Libertad, 1 km from El Muelle - The Pier.

Next High Water: 05:08pm | 1.98m

Next Low Water: 11:32pm | 0.28m

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El Muelle - The Pier Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (29.5 °C) too at El Muelle - The Pier. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite