The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for El Zonte, El Salvador

WEATHER FORECAST
81° W @ 11mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
4:09am / 10:36am
BUOY FORECAST
SSW4.4ft @ 8s
WATER TEMP
86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

FRI 24

SAT 25

SUN 26

MON 27

TUE 28

6pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 3-4 ft and choppy at 6pm on Fri 7/24

WINDW 11 mph

PRIMARYSSW (201) 4.4 ft @ 8 sec

SECONDARYSSW (211) 1.2 ft @ 23 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Incoming Low Tide,1.3 ft

Forecast Details

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History

Friday, Jul 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4+ ft
clean

NNW

4mph
4.7ft
8s
SSW
12pm
3-4 ft
choppy

SW

10mph
4.6ft
8s
SSW
6pm
3-4 ft
choppy

W

11mph
4.4ft
8s
SSW

Saturday, Jul 25
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
4-6+ ft
clean

NE

5mph
2.6ft
21s
SSW
12pm
4-5+ ft
choppy

SSE

10mph
2.1ft
21s
SSW
6pm
4-6+ ft
fair

SE

5mph
2.8ft
20s
SSW

Sunday, Jul 26
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
5-8 ft
clean

N

6mph
3.6ft
19s
SSW
12pm
5-7 ft
fair

S

6mph
3.1ft
19s
SSW
6pm
6-8 ft
fair

W

7mph
4ft
18s
SSW

Monday, Jul 27
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
5-8 ft
clean

N

6mph
3.9ft
18s
SSW
12pm
5-7 ft
choppy

S

9mph
3.7ft
17s
SW
6pm
4-6+ ft
clean

WNW

4mph
3.8ft
16s
SW

Tuesday, Jul 28
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
6-9 ft
clean

N

4mph
4.7ft
17s
SW
12pm
7-9+ ft
choppy

SSW

7mph
5.1ft
17s
SW
6pm
6-9 ft
choppy

W

10mph
5.3ft
16s
SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4+ ft clean	NNW 4mph	4.7ft 8s SSW
12pm	3-4 ft choppy	SW 10mph	4.6ft 8s SSW
6pm	3-4 ft choppy	W 11mph	4.4ft 8s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	4-6+ ft clean	NE 5mph	2.6ft 21s SSW
12pm	4-5+ ft choppy	SSE 10mph	2.1ft 21s SSW
6pm	4-6+ ft fair	SE 5mph	2.8ft 20s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	5-8 ft clean	N 6mph	3.6ft 19s SSW
12pm	5-7 ft fair	S 6mph	3.1ft 19s SSW
6pm	6-8 ft fair	W 7mph	4ft 18s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	5-8 ft clean	N 6mph	3.9ft 18s SSW
12pm	5-7 ft choppy	S 9mph	3.7ft 17s SW
6pm	4-6+ ft clean	WNW 4mph	3.8ft 16s SW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	6-9 ft clean	N 4mph	4.7ft 17s SW
12pm	7-9+ ft choppy	SSW 7mph	5.1ft 17s SW
6pm	6-9 ft choppy	W 10mph	5.3ft 16s SW

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated Jul 24, 2026 @ 1:30pm.

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