Surf Forecast Surf Report
El Zonte surf break

El Zonte surfForecast / Costa del Balsamo / El Salvador

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 18 Apr 2025 CST
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El Zonte surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Zonte sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at El Zonte today?

The current surf forecast for El Zonte at 8PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161615151515151514141414141418181319211817161719191917171818181717171616161616161616151415151515151516151718181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)25816916616431029128322021721721714021426426425719418018218024838227035542743274296387673473481775910811294113310087987887787788929578927496654315685767635845926086415441056123114098321231
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
SW
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
5
NE
0
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
1.88
6:43AM
1.59
6:53PM
1.81
7:28AM
1.55
7:39PM
1.75
8:21AM
1.54
8:35PM
1.70
9:22AM
1.59
9:40PM
1.68
10:26AM
1.70
10:49PM
1.70
11:28AM
1.86
11:54PM
1.77
12:25PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.41
12:33PM
0.55
1:19AM
0.47
1:19PM
0.62
2:08AM
0.53
2:16PM
0.66
3:03AM
0.55
3:25PM
0.66
4:04AM
0.54
4:39PM
0.59
5:05AM
0.47
5:48PM
0.46
6:02AM
0.38
6:48PM
0.30
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sat
26
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:10-------6:12-------6:12--
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Rain (mm)
-------------------133------12-1--3--211---113311---------11
Temp. °C302929292827303030292828272730303029282828283029292928282827292929282728272829292828272726262829282827272727292929282727
Feels °C (?)333231322928313032313031292932313131313231323331313231323330313131312932313232323031303129303131313231303030323131323030
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