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Playa Las Tunas

La Unión, El Salvador

Playa Las Tunas 2 photos

  • Playa Las Tunas - panoramio (3)

    Playa Las Tunas - panoramio (3). Roy Rivers, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Playa Las Tunas - panoramio

    Playa Las Tunas - panoramio. Roy Rivers, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:28 pm
6 am
7.0
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
7 am
7.5
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.9
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.6
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
27°C80°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
32 km/hmph N
Gusts
53 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
16%
Sunset
5:28 pm
Today
6.4Good6 am21
6.5Good7 am43
6.6Good8 am63
7.0Great9 am74
6.8Good10 am53
6.7Good11 am21
6.5Good12 pm53
7.4Great1 pm85
6.7Good2 pm85
8.1Great3 pm75
8.2Great4 pm85
8.5Excellent5 pm74
Fri
7.0Great6 am42
7.5Great7 am43
8.9Excellent8 am53
8.7Excellent9 am63
9.3Excellent10 am53
9.1Excellent11 am64
8.7Excellent12 pm64
6.8Good1 pm85
5.2Fair2 pm64
4.3Fair3 pm53
4.3Fair4 pm53
4.6Fair5 pm42
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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 440 m0.3 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
6.8 km4.2 miEl Tamarindo (village)
Nearest airport
121 km75 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

Nearby places

  • Area de RestaurantesSeafood
    440 m0.3 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Playa Las Tunas.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Fri9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 91%
  • Sat7.2 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.8 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.1 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.9 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 9 km/h5 mph, rain 4%