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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

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

5 ft669 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Atamis, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 shollow	450kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

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

5 ft669 kJ

4 ft430 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Zonte, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	669kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	430kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	460kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	28°C
Fri 23Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	322kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

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

5 ft669 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Zonte Rivermouth, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	669kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	460kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	450kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	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 ft669 kJ

4 ft410 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Palmarcito, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	410kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 shollow	450kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

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

5 ft669 kJ

4 ft430 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at K59, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 shollow	669kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	430kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	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 ft669 kJ

4 ft430 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft460 kJ

4 ft450 kJ

4 ft322 kJ

3 ft195 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Coco, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	669kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	28°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	430kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	5 ft11 shollow	460kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	27°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	450kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, offshore	27°C
Sat 24Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	322kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	23, too small	3 ft11 shollow	195kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	30°C

Punta Roca5 kmabout 10 min by car

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	Score for experts	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

El Sunzal1 kmabout 5 min by car

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 El Sunzal, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	29°C

El Tunco0.3 kmabout 5 min by car

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 El Tunco, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	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

Playa El Cocal4.5 kmabout 10 min by car

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 Playa El Cocal, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	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 ssoft	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Punta Roca La Libertad6.2 kmabout 15 min by car

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 La Libertad, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	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

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

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 Rio Grande - La Bocana, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	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

San Blas2.5 kmabout 5 min by car

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 San Blas, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	609kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	380kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	364kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	407kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 shollow	397kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 shollow	306kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	185kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Cemetery6.5 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft579 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft376 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cemetery, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	579kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	401kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	376kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	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 ft579 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playa la Paz, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 shollow	579kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 shollow	401kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 shollow	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 shollow	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 shollow	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	3 ft11 shollow	189kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	29°C

Restaurants6.4 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft579 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

4 ft385 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft311 kJ

3 ft189 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Restaurants, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	579kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	34, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	401kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	385kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	367kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	28, too small	4 ft11 scrumbling	311kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C
Sun 25Oct	19, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	189kJ	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