El Zonte Rivermouth 96.6
#70 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇸🇻 El Salvador · La Libertad · near Nueva San Salvador
Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.
Best time to surf El Zonte Rivermouth
The best time to surf El Zonte Rivermouth is March, April, May. The season runs all year. In April the water sits around 29°C, so pack boardshorts, and the typical wave is 1.1 m. The nearest airport is SAL (42 km) and the nearest town is Nueva San Salvador (26 km).
| Month | Surfable | Clean | Size | Water | Suit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 99% | 57% | 0.9 m | 27°C | boardies |
| Feb | 100% | 82% | 1.0 m | 27°C | boardies |
| Mar | 100% | 97% | 1.1 m | 28°C | boardies |
| Apr | 100% | 99% | 1.1 m | 29°C | boardies |
| May | 100% | 99% | 1.3 m | 30°C | boardies |
| Jun | 100% | 91% | 1.3 m | 30°C | boardies |
| Jul | 100% | 92% | 1.2 m | 30°C | boardies |
| Aug | 100% | 88% | 1.2 m | 30°C | boardies |
| Sep | 100% | 86% | 1.3 m | 30°C | boardies |
| Oct | 100% | 88% | 1.2 m | 29°C | boardies |
| Nov | 100% | 89% | 1.1 m | 29°C | boardies |
| Dec | 99% | 58% | 0.9 m | 28°C | boardies |
Why 96.6
Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.
The detail
Faces 185° with 47% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 99% of days. Mean peak period 13.4 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 58%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 13.493, -89.440 (OpenStreetMap).
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