Check the Beach

Punta de Amapala

La Unión, El Salvador

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 1 pm, sunset 5:28 pm
6 am
6.9
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
7 am
6.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
8 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.6
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.0
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
8.7
7 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
6.5
7 km/h5 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
4.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.4
6 km/h3 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
28°C82°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
106 km/hmph N
Gusts
1710 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
14%
Sunset
5:28 pm
Today
6.9Good6 am75
6.9Good7 am74
8.7Excellent8 am85
8.6Excellent9 am96
9.0Excellent10 am85
9.0Excellent11 am85
8.7Excellent12 pm75
6.5Good1 pm75
5.0Fair2 pm106
4.1Fair3 pm95
4.1Fair4 pm64
4.4Fair5 pm63
Sat
6.6Good6 am148
6.9Good7 am149
6.8Good8 am138
6.8Good9 am128
6.7Good10 am138
6.8Good11 am117
6.6Good12 pm85
6.5Good1 pm85
6.5Good2 pm85
6.5Good3 pm74
6.5Good4 pm63
6.6Good5 pm74
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

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 690 m0.4 mi

Getting there

Nearest town
3.6 km2.2 miEl Tamarindo (village)
Nearest airport
130 km81 miAeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador (SAL)

Nearby places

  • Ramada de Don JustoRegional
    690 m0.4 mi

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

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 2%
  • Sun7.5 GreatBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h12 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.9 GoodBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 8%
  • Wed9.6 ExcellentBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 4%