Check the Beach

Playa El Flor

La Unión, El Salvador

Today at a glance

Best: 6 am to 12 pm, sunset 5:28 pm
6 am
9.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
7 am
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
8 am
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
1 pm
6.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.2
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 6 am to 12 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C80°F
Water
30°C85°F
Wind
21 km/hmph N
Gusts
42 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
12%
Sunset
5:28 pm
Today
9.0Excellent6 am42
9.3Excellent7 am53
9.3Excellent8 am53
9.4Excellent9 am74
9.3Excellent10 am74
9.2Excellent11 am53
8.3Great12 pm74
6.1Good1 pm95
5.0Fair2 pm64
4.3Fair3 pm53
4.2Fair4 pm42
4.5Fair5 pm53
Sat
6.9Good6 am96
7.0Great7 am127
6.9Good8 am117
6.9Good9 am117
6.9Good10 am96
6.9Good11 am85
6.8Good12 pm75
6.8Good1 pm63
6.8Good2 pm53
6.8Good3 pm63
6.8Good4 pm74
6.9Good5 pm64
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, 1.4 m. Low at 6 pm, -<0.1 m. High at 12 am, 1.6 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.4 m4 ftLow 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 am, 1.6 m5 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.4 m4 ft
  • Low 6 pm, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 am, 1.6 m5 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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
4.4 km2.7 miEl Tamarindo (village)
Nearest airport
124 km77 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

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.

  • Sat7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.3 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.8 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 4%
  • Thu8.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 5 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%