Surf forecast · El Salvador · La Libertad
Surf forecast El Zonte today
Waves, swell and wind at El Zonte (La Libertad, El Salvador) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
El Zonte surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 7–21 km/h ↑S light wind |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 9–19 km/h ↑NNE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 2–13 km/h ↑SE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 6–21 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 10–30 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 9–18 km/h ↑N offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 4–18 km/h ↑E light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 8–25 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 11 s ↑SW | 8–27 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑S | 6–14 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑S | 1–9 km/h ↑SW light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.7 m · 8 s ↑SSE | 9–27 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 8 s ↑S | 6–24 km/h ↑S light wind |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around El Zonte
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Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Zonte today?
- Fun: waves 1.3 m at 12 s from SSW, swell 1.0 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Zonte?
- Wind 4 km/h from SSE: light wind for a beach facing S.
- When is the best time to surf El Zonte today?
- 13:00–16:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at El Zonte?
- 30.4 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
El Tunco 6 km · Punta Roca 13 km · Las Flores 149 km · El Paredón 183 km · Popoyo 424 km · Playa Maderas 454 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Zonte, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.