Check the Beach

Playa El Zapote

Conchagua, La Unión, El Salvador

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:28 pm
6 am
7.5
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 am
8.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.6
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.2
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
2 pm
5.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
3 pm
4.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.4
4 km/h2 mph wind, Fair

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 1 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C87°F
Wind
85 km/hmph N
Gusts
2616 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
7%
Sunset
5:28 pm
Today
7.5Great6 am42
8.1Great7 am42
8.6Excellent8 am53
8.6Excellent9 am53
9.0Excellent10 am53
9.2Excellent11 am74
9.2Excellent12 pm85
7.9Great1 pm75
5.8Good2 pm96
4.9Fair3 pm74
5.7Good4 pm53
5.4Fair5 pm42
Sat
7.0Great6 am106
7.2Great7 am117
7.0Great8 am95
7.0Great9 am74
7.0Great10 am85
7.1Great11 am74
6.8Good12 pm53
6.8Good1 pm53
6.8Good2 pm74
6.8Good3 pm85
6.8Good4 pm74
6.8Good5 pm63
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 ftNow7 am1 pm7 pm1 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
7.5 km4.6 miEl Tamarindo (village)
Nearest airport
132 km82 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.

  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue9.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 2%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 8%