Check the Beach

Playa El Esteron

Intipucá, La Unión, El Salvador

Today at a glance

Best: 10 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:29 pm
6 am
6.5
2 km/h1 mph wind, Good
7 am
7.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.3
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.6
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
8.6
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
7.9
9 km/h5 mph wind, Great
1 pm
5.3
7 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
4.9
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
3.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
4.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 10 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
21 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
64 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
16%
Sunset
5:29 pm
Today
6.5Good6 am21
7.4Great7 am11
8.4Great8 am11
7.3Great9 am32
8.6Excellent10 am32
8.6Excellent11 am63
7.9Great12 pm95
5.3Fair1 pm75
4.9Fair2 pm43
4.1Fair3 pm43
3.0Poor4 pm53
4.5Fair5 pm43
Sat
6.8Good6 am74
6.9Good7 am74
6.8Good8 am85
6.8Good9 am106
7.0Great10 am106
6.7Good11 am85
6.6Good12 pm63
6.5Good1 pm43
6.6Good2 pm74
6.6Good3 pm85
6.6Good4 pm85
6.6Good5 pm53
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best 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 mLow 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.3 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.3 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

  • Food and drink5 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 80 m260 ft

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miIntipucá (town)
Nearest airport
111 km69 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

Nearby places

  • Adela’s RestarantFood and drink
    80 m260 ft
  • El pelicanoRegional
    640 m0.4 mi
  • Brisas del MarFood and drink
    710 m0.4 mi
  • Cocteleria Magdalena Seafood RestaurantFood and drink
    840 m0.5 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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The days ahead

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

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.4 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 7 km/h5 mph, rain 4%