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El Zonte Beach

Chiltiupán, La Libertad, El Salvador

No photo of El Zonte Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 5:34 pm
6 am
5.4
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.6
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
5.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
11 am
5.4
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
3 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.4
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
1 km/h0 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
29°C84°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WNW
Gusts
117 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
31%
Sunset
5:34 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am96
5.6Good7 am95
6.0Good8 am85
6.0Good9 am74
5.8Good10 am32
5.4Fair11 am53
5.1Fair12 pm43
4.7Fair1 pm32
4.5Fair2 pm42
4.4Fair3 pm10
4.7Fair4 pm10
5.2Fair5 pm11
Sat
6.6Good6 am53
6.5Good7 am53
6.5Good8 am32
6.5Good9 am53
6.4Good10 am96
6.3Good11 am117
6.2Good12 pm106
6.0Good1 pm74
5.7Good2 pm43
5.6Good3 pm42
5.8Good4 pm74
6.2Good5 pm106
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, <0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.7 GreatBest 10 am to 2 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 12%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 24%
  • Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 4 pm to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 12%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 120 m380 ft. Listed as paid
  • Food and drink40 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 10 m40 ft
  • Rentals1 within 500 m0.3 miLos 3 Hermanos
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
360 m0.2 mi
Nearest town
310 m0.2 miEl Zonte (village)
Nearest airport
42 km26 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

Nearby places

  • Lapalapa RestaurantFood and drink
    10 m40 ft
  • Sunset BarFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • El RinconcitoFood and drink
    110 m360 ft
  • La Cajita KitchenBurger
    110 m360 ft
  • Pupuseria Mama BlancaRegional
    120 m380 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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