Playa Santa Ana

La Unión, El Salvador

No photo of Playa Santa Ana yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today 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: 26°C80°F
Water: 31°C87°F
Wind: 64 km/hmph NNW
Gusts: 1912 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 8%
Sunset: 5:27 pm

Today

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

Sat

6.9Good6 am64

7.1Great7 am85

7.0Great8 am64

6.9Good9 am53

7.1Great10 am74

7.0Great11 am75

6.7Good12 pm53

6.6Good1 pm32

6.6Good2 pm32

6.7Good3 pm64

6.8Good4 pm75

6.8Good5 pm53

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

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

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town: 2 km1.2 miCanton Agua Escondida (village)
Nearest airport: 137 km85 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa Limón0.7 km0.4 mi south-east away
9.1 Excellent later
Punta Manglito1.1 km0.7 mi north-west away
8.9 Excellent later
Playa Los Lagartos1.4 km0.9 mi north-west away
8.9 Excellent later
Punta Gorda1.6 km1.0 mi north-west away
8.9 Excellent later
Punta La Virgen1.7 km1.0 mi south-east away
9.1 Excellent later

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

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%