Check the Beach

Balneario La Rábida

La Unión, El Salvador

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 7 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:27 pm
6 am
7.2
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.8
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
4 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.8
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
3.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
3.0
3 km/h2 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
5.6
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good

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

Best time to swim

Best: 7 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
31°C87°F
Wind
74 km/hmph N
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
9%
Sunset
5:27 pm
Today
6.3Good6 am21
6.4Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am53
6.6Good9 am53
7.1Great10 am53
6.7Good11 am53
6.8Good12 pm53
7.4Great1 pm74
7.6Great2 pm85
9.0Excellent3 pm74
8.9Excellent4 pm64
8.6Excellent5 pm53
Fri
7.2Great6 am32
8.8Excellent7 am32
8.6Excellent8 am32
8.5Excellent9 am42
9.3Excellent10 am32
9.2Excellent11 am43
8.8Excellent12 pm64
3.0Poor1 pm74
3.0Poor2 pm106
3.0Poor3 pm32
5.6Good4 pm21
5.5Good5 pm21
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 12 am, 1.4 m. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 mHigh 12 am, 1.4 m5 ftLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow5 am11 am5 pm11 pm
  • High 12 am, 1.4 m5 ft
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 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.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Restrooms340 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 280 m920 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 200 m660 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
360 m0.2 miLa Unión (city)
Nearest airport
132 km82 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

Nearby places

  • Burger KingBurger
    200 m660 ft
  • Don PolloChicken
    230 m740 ft
  • Pollo CamperoChicken
    330 m0.2 mi
  • LA BAHIA BEERFood and drink
    330 m0.2 mi
  • Pizza HutPizza
    340 m0.2 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.3 ExcellentBest 7 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 55%
  • Sat7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.4 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h4 mph, rain 8%