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

  • WEATHER FORECAST
    80° N @ 2mph
  • LOW / HIGH TIDE
    12:08pm / 6:07am
  • BUOY FORECAST
    SSW2.5ft @ 16s
  • WATER TEMP
    86° Trunks/Bikini

Forecast

Surf
Swell
  • 8ft
  • 6ft
  • 4ft
  • 2ft
THU 21
FRI 22
SAT 23
SUN 24
MON 25
1am
  • Clean
  • Fair
  • Choppy
Conditions are 3-4 ft and clean at 1am on Thu 5/21
Compass Map
Forecast CompassCompass Wind ArrowCompass Primary Swell ArrowCompass Secondary Swell Arrow
Wind Arrow
WINDN 2 mph
Primary Swell Arrow
PRIMARYSSW (209) 2.5 ft @ 16 sec
Secondary Swell Arrow
SECONDARYSSW (211) 1 ft @ 19 sec
TIDE LEVEL
Incoming Low Tide,0.2 ft

Forecast Details

Basic
Detail
  • Thursday, May 21
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    N
    3mph
    1.9ft
    15s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    9mph
    1.6ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    WSW
    9mph
    2ft
    15s
    SSW
  • Friday, May 22
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    4mph
    2ft
    14s
    SSW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    11mph
    2ft
    14s
    SSW
    6pm
    3-4 ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    2.2ft
    14s
    SSW
  • Saturday, May 23
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNE
    5mph
    2.1ft
    14s
    SW
    12pm
    3+ ft
    choppy
    S
    10mph
    1.8ft
    16s
    SSW
    6pm
    2-4 ft
    fair
    WNW
    8mph
    2.2ft
    16s
    SSW
  • Sunday, May 24
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    2-3+ ft
    clean
    NNW
    5mph
    2ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    2-3+ ft
    choppy
    SSW
    7mph
    2ft
    15s
    SSW
    6pm
    3+ ft
    fair
    W
    6mph
    1.6ft
    18s
    SSW
  • Monday, May 25
    SURFWINDSWELL
    6am
    4-6 ft
    clean
    N
    7mph
    3.4ft
    16s
    SSW
    12pm
    4-6+ ft
    fair
    S
    6mph
    3.5ft
    16s
    SW
    6pm
    4-5 ft
    clean
    WNW
    4mph
    3.4ft
    15s
    SW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North to North-North-West, and was updated May 21, 2026 @ 1:22am.
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