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Playa La Puntilla

San Luis La Herradura, La Paz, El Salvador

No photo of Playa La Puntilla yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Calmest: 9 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:32 pm
6 am
6.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
8 am
6.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.7
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.1
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.2
1 km/h1 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.1
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
6.6
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good

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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
42 km/hmph NW
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
51%
Sunset
5:32 pm
Today
6.0Good6 am42
6.2Good7 am32
6.0Good8 am32
6.7Good9 am21
6.1Good10 am21
6.2Good11 am11
6.2Good12 pm53
6.1Good1 pm63
6.1Good2 pm64
6.6Good3 pm64
6.2Good4 pm53
6.1Good5 pm43
Sat
6.5Good6 am74
6.6Good7 am64
6.8Good8 am85
6.7Good9 am75
6.6Good10 am85
6.6Good11 am74
6.4Good12 pm85
6.2Good1 pm138
6.3Good2 pm149
6.5Good3 pm117
6.6Good4 pm74
6.6Good5 pm42
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, 1.3 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.5 mLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.5 m5 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 am
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.5 m5 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.

  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.7 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.5 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 6 km/h4 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
5 km3.1 miSan Rafael Tasajera (village)
Nearest airport
23 km14 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

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

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