El Tunco, El Salvador

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About El Tunco

El Tunco is a town in La Libertad Department, El Salvador. From El Tunco you can reach 16 surf spots. The nearest is El Tunco, a surf spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 76 places to stay within 2 km of the centre.

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Staying in El Tunco

76 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 El Tunco.

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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. The best of the spots that stay in El Tunco each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 6 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for El Tunco too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

K599.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in El Zonte, 4 km

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K59, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	407kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	71, good	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Punta Coco9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in El Zonte, 4 km

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Coco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	71, good	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

El Tunco0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Tunco, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

El Zonte5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El Zonte

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft378 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Zonte, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	524kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	378kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	27°C
Sat 24Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	322kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	54, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

Playa El Cocal4.5 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa El Cocal, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 ssoft	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft10 ssoft	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft11 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 ssoft	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Punta Roca La Libertad6.2 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Roca La Libertad, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Rio Grande - La Bocana0.8 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Grande - La Bocana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

San Blas2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Blas, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	313kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 shollow	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Cemetery6.5 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cemetery, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	501kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	341kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	189kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Playa la Paz6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa la Paz, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	501kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	343kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 shollow	341kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft11 shollow	189kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Restaurants6.4 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft501 kJ

4 ft343 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft341 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Restaurants, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	501kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	343kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	341kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	189kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Atamis4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El Zonte, 2 km

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atamis, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	407kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

El Zonte Rivermouth6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El Zonte

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Zonte Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	524kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

Palmarcito3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El Zonte, 3 km

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft392 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palmarcito, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 shollow	524kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	407kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	392kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	69, good	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

El Sunzal1 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft486 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Sunzal, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	60, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	486kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	334kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	331kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

Punta Roca5 kmabout 10 min by carExperts only

5 ft609 kJ

4 ft380 kJ

4 ft364 kJ

4 ft407 kJ

4 ft397 kJ

4 ft306 kJ

3 ft185 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Roca, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Tunco, 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 El Tunco

Tunco Veloz PizzeriaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
Café SunzalSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
Km 59 El SalvadorMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
MopeliaPizza · 0.1 km from the centre
MamaguayaSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Restaurante ErikaSeafood · 0.3 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