El Zonte · Point

Reviewed 19 Oct 2026 · not observation-validated

Published sources reviewed by SWELLRADAR, not validation against measured breaking waves. Swell-from and wind-from axes are independent qualitative ranking inputs, not surveyed shoreline bearings. The inherited generic 0.6–3.0 m offshore-model height bands are unchanged: they are not measured local surf limits, safe learner ranges or wave-face conversions. Existing pins remain approximate; requested marine points are not takeoffs. Nearby breaks can share an offshore model cell without sharing local conditions. Tide preferences establish neither safe reef clearance nor safe entry. Assess the actual section, currents and personal ability from shore. The tourism authority distinguishes three sections. Surfline's right-point guide supplies SSW/SW swell, light N wind and all-stages tide guidance. Surf-Forecast combines several sections and describes a left with high/rising water; that tide rule is not transferred to this right. Puro Surf's coaching context is not an all-size safety guarantee. Neither published face-height figures nor the retained approximate map pin establish a measured breaking-wave conversion.

• El Salvador Tourism · El Zonte

  Official distinction between the rocky right point, river-mouth left and western beach peaks, including bluff-end exposure on large swells

• Surfline · El Zonte point guide

  Right point, SSW/SW swell, independent light N wind, all-stages tide guidance, current and rain-related river runoff

• Puro Surf · local surfing guide

  Local academy's condition- and ability-specific coaching context; not proof that an unaided learner should surf every point session

• Surf-Forecast · combined El Zonte guide

  Combined reef/point/rivermouth guide explicitly describes a left and high/rising tide; retained as a section limitation, not this point's tide-scoring evidence