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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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El Zonte
El Salvador
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 13° 29.679' N |
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When travelling along the coastal road you should enter El Zonte village where there is a dirt road down to the beach. Use the Buses DistanceIn the city WalkDon't know Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyVery consistent (150 day/year)
Wave
TypePoint-break
DirectionRight
BottomSandy with rock
PowerFast
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South
Good wind directionNorth
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 2.5m+ / 8ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdFew surfers
Week-end crowdFew surfers
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
Additional Information
Its a nice secluded rural village so the crowds are usually somewhere else. Theres one place to stay (US$8), plenty of cheap sodas to eat at. If its not on theres plenty of surf a bus trip away.
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Author: Nic Hansell Contributors (2)
Comments
By intrepidsurfer , 03-08-2014
El Zonte: a right hand point break just off the pan-american highway - Just spent a week at El Zonte surfing pretty much everday for a week. Place is great for surf pretty much all day long. Meals are relatively cheap and filling, but there is a lack of place to stay with shared kitchen. there is a great place on the seafront, literally infront of the access road to El Zonte. Views are onto the point and left hander tucked West. I found useful information on intrepidsurfer.com about El Zonte: hostels, restaurants, transport/access, surf spot etc.
By Pacaya , 24-11-2010
El Zonte has changed ... - I have been surfing for a while this spot and it has changed a lot in the last few years ... hotels, bars and houses. But still a nice place to be and surf ... check canegue's bar in facebook a new bar in the front of the point break.
Buena onda
By Anonymous , 14-05-2009
Some info please - Hi, I'll be in El Salvador for a month this summer. I want to know more about what's available (and safe) for a Canadian girl to do on the weekends? Would LOVE LOVE LOVE to try some surfing
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