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Playa El Zacatillo

Acajutla, Sonsonate, El Salvador

Playa El Zacatillo 1 photo

  • La Playa de Acajutla (La Pilzener) - panoramio

    La Playa de Acajutla (La Pilzener) - panoramio. Roberto Alas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 11 am to 2 pm, sunset 5:35 pm
6 am
5.4
1 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
7 am
5.5
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
8 am
5.7
6 km/h3 mph wind, Good
9 am
6.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
10 am
6.0
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
11 am
6.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.1
6 km/h4 mph wind, Good
1 pm
6.7
4 km/h3 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.9
7 km/h4 mph wind, Good
3 pm
5.7
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
4 pm
5.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Good
5 pm
5.6
8 km/h5 mph wind, Good

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

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
30°C86°F
Wind
11 km/hmph NE
Gusts
74 km/hmph
Waves
1.5 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
18%
Sunset
5:35 pm
Today
5.4Fair6 am11
5.5Good7 am53
5.7Good8 am63
6.0Good9 am64
6.0Good10 am53
6.1Good11 am85
6.1Good12 pm64
6.7Good1 pm43
5.9Good2 pm74
5.7Good3 pm106
5.7Good4 pm96
5.6Good5 pm85
Sat
6.6Good6 am74
6.5Good7 am95
6.5Good8 am53
6.5Good9 am42
6.5Good10 am64
6.5Good11 am96
6.4Good12 pm96
6.4Good1 pm117
6.4Good2 pm96
6.2Good3 pm53
6.2Good4 pm53
6.3Good5 pm75
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, 0.1 m. High at 12 pm, 1.2 m. Low at 6 pm, <0.1 mLow 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ftHigh 12 pm, 1.2 m4 ftLow 6 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • Low 6 am, 0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 12 pm, 1.2 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.

The days ahead

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

  • Sun7.3 GreatBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon7.0 GreatBest 6 am to 6 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 4%
  • Tue8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 10%
  • Wed9.5 ExcellentBest 7 am to 6 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 2%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 250 m800 ft. Fee not listed
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.3 km0.8 miAcajutla (town)
Nearest airport
79 km49 miAeropuerto Internacional Ilopango (ILS)

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

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