Playas Negras

La Unión, El Salvador

No photo of Playas Negras yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today 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: 53 km/hmph N
Gusts: 127 km/hmph
Waves: 0.8 m3 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: falling
Rain: 14%
Sunset: 5:28 pm

Today

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

Sat

7.0Great6 am85

7.2Great7 am117

7.2Great8 am106

7.1Great9 am96

7.0Great10 am106

7.0Great11 am85

6.8Good12 pm64

6.7Good1 pm53

6.8Good2 pm64

6.8Good3 pm64

6.8Good4 pm53

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
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: 3.7 km2.3 miEl Tamarindo (village)
Nearest airport: 125 km78 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

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

Nearby beaches

Playa El Flor0.8 km0.5 mi west away
8.9 Excellent later
ENCANTADITO TOROLA1.6 km1.0 mi west away
8.9 Excellent later
Playa Blanca1.7 km1.1 mi east away
8.9 Excellent later
Playa Torola2.3 km1.4 mi west away
8.9 Excellent later
Punta Pedrero2.5 km1.6 mi west away
8.9 Excellent later

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 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%