Barra de Santiago, El Salvador

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About Barra de Santiago

Barra de Santiago is a town in Ahuachapán Department, El Salvador. From Barra de Santiago you can reach 1 surf spot. The nearest is Barra de Santiago, a surf spot 1 km from the centre. Overture lists 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in Barra de Santiago

  • 4 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Barra de Santiago.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Barra de Santiago: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Barra de Santiago1 kmabout 5 min by car5 ft898 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, good5 ft520 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, good4 ft399 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, good4 ft302 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good5 ft485 kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore, good4 ft435 kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, good4 ft351 kJwind from the south, 4 knots, good
All readings for Barra de Santiago: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Barra de Santiago, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct54, good5 ft13 ssoft898kJwind from the east, 3 knots28°C
Mon 19Oct59, good5 ft11 ssoft520kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots29°C
Tue 20Oct63, good4 ft11 ssoft399kJwind from the east, 6 knots29°C
Wed 21Oct65, good4 ft10 ssoft302kJwind from the east, 4 knots29°C
Thu 22Oct66, good5 ft11 ssoft485kJwind from the north, 1 knot, offshore29°C
Fri 23Oct70, good4 ft11 ssoft435kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots30°C
Sat 24Oct66, good4 ft11 ssoft351kJwind from the south, 4 knots30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Barra de Santiago, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Barra de Santiago

  • El Chalesito MexicanoMexican · 1.4 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Ariana0.2 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Bendicion de Dios0.3 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits