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Costa Del Sol, El Salvador

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Also within 20 km of San Luis La Herradura

  • El Pimental Surf spot · 17 km from San Luis La Herradura

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About Costa Del Sol

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (204°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (24°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 25). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 28°C in January, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May, June, July and August, with about 6 good days in 7; in January and December, about 1. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is San Luis La Herradura, 6 km away (about 15 min by car).

Water about 30°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 9 h 05 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. ORD to SAL, direct.

    See flights ORD → SAL · Skyscanner from about £235 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 35 min from the airport to Costa Del Sol.

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  3. Accommodation.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct565 ft13 shollow754kJ30°C
Mon 19Oct615 ft11 scrumbling460kJ30°C
Tue 20Oct684 ft11 shollow352kJ29°C
Wed 21Oct644 ft11 scrumbling294kJ30°C
Thu 22Oct684 ft12 shollow416kJ30°C
Fri 23Oct694 ft12 shollow370kJ30°C
Sat 24Oct573 ft12 shollow251kJ30°C
Sun 25Oct473 ft11 shollow152kJ31°C
Mon 26Oct282 ft10 shollow64kJ32°C
Tue 27Oct322 ft15 shollow154kJ31°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to SAL, then 35 min by road. About 9h 05 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Costa Del Sol

    Best 15:00 to 18:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Costa Del Sol

    Best 09:00 to 12:00 local time: 4 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Costa Del Sol

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Costa Del Sol

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Costa Del Sol

    Best 06:00 to 09:00 local time: 3 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to SAL, then 35 min by road. About 9h 05 door to door

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Rough cost

About £590–£1,120 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to SAL, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£235–£490
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£20–£35
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£125–£210
Food7 days eating out£120–£230
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£55–£90
Total£590–£1,120

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near San Luis La Herradura

  • Muelle de San LuisSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Bar De Ostras Costa Del SolSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
  • Conchodromo PaquitaSeafood · 0.8 km from the centre
  • Restaurante Jaltepeque0.8 km from the centre
  • La esquina de Pablito0.8 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

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