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Las Flores

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 5:50 PM CST

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Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.3 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind E 2.9 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellS 1.6 ft @ 10sValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/El_SalvadorMarine grid 13.2083, -88.1250 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea2.7 ft @ 10sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/El_Salvador

Model windE 2.9 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 18:00 · America/El_Salvador0.4 kt offshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNo verified local tide station connected; no tide height estimated

MARN El Salvador · pronóstico diario de oleaje y viento

Para el martes 22 de septiembre de 2026 en la costa de El Salvador, las condiciones previstas de oleaje y viento en el mar son apropiadas para actividades como pesca, transporte y turismo marítimo. El oleaje frente a la costa de El Salvador será generado por tormentas extra-tropicales en el Pacífico Sur, al norte de la Antártida entre Oceanía y Suramérica. El viento en el mar frente a nuestra costa estará influenciado por el flujo del Este (vientos Alisios) que sopla sobre el mar Caribe atravesando el istmo Centroamericano sobre los lagos de Nicaragua y por el flujo del Sur (vientos monzones) que desplaza la Zona de Convergencia Inter-Tropical hacia el Norte acercándola a Centroamérica.

2026-09-22Official qualitative forecast for the coast of El Salvador; the provider states an issue date only (timestamp uses the start of that local date), and no numeric wave height or breaking-surf range is statedFile updated Sep 21, 12:00 AM CST

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Las Flores
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSE 2.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.9 ft @ 8s
1 AM	SSW 0.9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 8s
2 AM	NNW 0.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 8s
3 AM	N 1.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 7s
4 AM	NE 1.8 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.1 ft @ 7s
5 AM	ENE 2.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 7s
6 AM	ENE 2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.3 ft @ 7s
7 AM	ENE 3.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 7s
8 AM	ENE 3.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.1 ft @ 7s
9 AM	E 4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 7s
10 AM	E 3.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 7s
11 AM	SE 4.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.9 ft @ 7s
Noon	SE 5.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.9 ft @ 7s
1 PM	SSE 4.9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.8 ft @ 7s
2 PM	SSE 5.3 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.7 ft @ 8s
3 PM	SE 4.4 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 1.6 ft @ 8s
4 PM	SSE 3.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.6 ft @ 9s
5 PM	SE 2.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.6 ft @ 10s
6 PM	E 2.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.6 ft @ 10s
7 PM	ESE 4.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	S 1.7 ft @ 10s
8 PM	NE 3.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.8 ft @ 9s
9 PM	NE 2.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 1.9 ft @ 9s
10 PM	N 2.7 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 8s
11 PM	NNE 2.9 ktoffshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.0 ft @ 8s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 2.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.9 ft @ 8s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 0.9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 8s

2 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 0.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 8s

3 AMUnavailable

WindN 1.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 7s

4 AMUnavailable

WindNE 1.8 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.1 ft @ 7s

5 AMUnavailable

WindENE 2.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 7s

6 AMUnavailable

WindENE 2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.3 ft @ 7s

7 AMUnavailable

WindENE 3.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 7s

8 AMUnavailable

WindENE 3.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.1 ft @ 7s

9 AMUnavailable

WindE 4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 7s

10 AMUnavailable

WindE 3.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 7s

11 AMUnavailable

WindSE 4.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.9 ft @ 7s

NoonUnavailable

WindSE 5.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.9 ft @ 7s

1 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 4.9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.8 ft @ 7s

2 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.3 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.7 ft @ 8s

3 PMUnavailable

WindSE 4.4 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 1.6 ft @ 8s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 3.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.6 ft @ 9s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSE 2.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.6 ft @ 10s

6 PMUnavailable

WindE 2.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.6 ft @ 10s

7 PMUnavailable

WindESE 4.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellS 1.7 ft @ 10s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNE 3.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.8 ft @ 9s

9 PMUnavailable

WindNE 2.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 1.9 ft @ 9s

10 PMUnavailable

WindN 2.7 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 8s

11 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 2.9 ktoffshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.0 ft @ 8s

Tide

Local tide station unavailable

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach and point break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 13.17, -88.12.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 180° · Location provenance

Model request point: Las Flores (13.17, -88.12). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 3/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier D · MODEL_FIRST_AMERICAS · spot-level model point

MARN El Salvador · pronóstico diario de oleaje y viento
MARN El Salvador · pronóstico diario de oleaje y viento; Official qualitative forecast for the coast of El Salvador; the provider states an issue date only (timestamp uses the start of that local date), and no numeric wave height or breaking-surf range is statedCurrentSep 21, 12:00 AM CST
The Buoy API
No current same-exposure Pacific wave observation was verified; discovery results more than 800 km away are not substituted.UnavailableNo source time
WorldTides API
No tide source with verified station identity, distance, datum, timezone, and current response is connected.UnavailableNo source time
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 5:45 PM CST
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 5:45 PM CST
Copernicus Marine Global Ocean Waves
Independent wave-model backend and cross-check; market adapter or station mapping not connectedUnavailableNo source time
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.