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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate Expert

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Atamis4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El Zonte, 2 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft856 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Atamis, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	5 ft13 shollow	856kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	316kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Cemetery6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft791 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft332 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft373 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cemetery, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	791kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	332kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	373kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	413kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	281kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

El Sunzal1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft808 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Sunzal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	5 ft13 scrumbling	808kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	314kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	310kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Fri 23Oct	69, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	419kJ	wind from the north, 4 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

El Tunco0.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Tunco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	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	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

El Zonte5.5 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El ZonteIntermediate and up

5 ft848 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft375 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Zonte, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	61, good	5 ft13 scrumbling	848kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	515kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	69, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	375kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	27°C
Wed 21Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the north-east, 1 knot	27°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	413kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	292kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	29°C

El Zonte Rivermouth6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in El ZonteIntermediate and up

5 ft856 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Zonte Rivermouth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	5 ft13 scrumbling	856kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	515kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	379kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	405kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	383kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

K599.7 kmabout 20 min by carStays in El Zonte, 4 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft848 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft406 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at K59, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	5 ft13 shollow	848kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	406kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Palmarcito3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in El Zonte, 3 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft856 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft379 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft383 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Palmarcito, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	58, good	5 ft13 shollow	856kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	28°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 shollow	515kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	379kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	316kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots, offshore	29°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	383kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	29°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	4 ft11 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Playa El Cocal4.5 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa El Cocal, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 ssoft	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 ssoft	466kJ	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	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 ssoft	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Playa la Paz6.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft791 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft332 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playa la Paz, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	5 ft12 shollow	791kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 shollow	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft11 shollow	332kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft10 shollow	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	370kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft12 shollow	413kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	3 ft11 shollow	281kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Punta Coco9.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in El Zonte, 4 kmIntermediate and up

5 ft848 kJ

5 ft515 kJ

4 ft406 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft405 kJ

4 ft367 kJ

4 ft292 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Coco, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	60, good	5 ft13 shollow	848kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	27°C
Mon 19Oct	58, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	515kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	28°C
Tue 20Oct	64, good	4 ft11 shollow	406kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	28°C
Wed 21Oct	68, good	4 ft11 shollow	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	27°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 shollow	405kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot, offshore	27°C
Fri 23Oct	68, good	4 ft12 shollow	367kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	27°C
Sat 24Oct	67, good	4 ft11 shollow	292kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C

Punta Roca5 kmabout 10 min by carExperts only

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft548 kJ

4 ft377 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Punta Roca, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	548kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Tue 20Oct	35, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	377kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	31, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	36, fair	4 ft11 ssoft	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	34, too small	4 ft12 ssoft	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	27, too small	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Punta Roca La Libertad6.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Punta Roca La Libertad, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	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	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Restaurants6.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft791 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft332 kJ

4 ft316 kJ

4 ft370 kJ

4 ft413 kJ

3 ft281 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Restaurants, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	53, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	791kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	57, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	29°C
Tue 20Oct	66, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	332kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	29°C
Wed 21Oct	69, good	4 ft10 scrumbling	316kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	70, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	370kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	413kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	63, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	281kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

Rio Grande - La Bocana0.8 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rio Grande - La Bocana, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 scrumbling	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	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	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 scrumbling	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 scrumbling	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 scrumbling	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°C

San Blas2.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

5 ft759 kJ

5 ft466 kJ

4 ft313 kJ

4 ft310 kJ

4 ft389 kJ

4 ft419 kJ

3 ft276 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at San Blas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	54, good	5 ft12 shollow	759kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	29°C
Mon 19Oct	59, good	5 ft11 scrumbling	466kJ	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	310kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	28°C
Thu 22Oct	71, good	4 ft11 shollow	389kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 1 knot	28°C
Fri 23Oct	71, good	4 ft12 shollow	419kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	29°C
Sat 24Oct	64, good	3 ft11 shollow	276kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, offshore	28°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