El Pimental surf forecast
San Luis Talpa · La Paz · El Salvador
Today at El Pimental: waves 1–1.4 m, chest to head around 07:00 (11 s swell), cross-offshore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor for beginners, fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
El Pimental surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. No day rates Good for intermediate surfers this week.
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 07:00 | 1–1.4 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Thu 22 | 09:00 | 1.1–1.7 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Fri 23 | 11:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-offshore | Poor | Fair | Good |
| Sat 24 | 10:00 | 1–1.4 m | offshore | Poor | Fair | Fair |
| Sun 25 | 11:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-onshore | Poor | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Mon 26 | 06:00 | 0.6–1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 16:00 | 0.6–1 m | offshore | Poor | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
A shallow shelf of cobblestone and sand at El Pimental, about 20 km from the international airport, throws short, fast and dumpy peaks, with the lefts the better side. It starts under 1 m and holds to about 2 m on S to SW swell, best from mid to high tide. Bodyboarders and shortboarders get the most out of the steep take-off; longboards do not suit it. The lineup is usually empty.
- Break
- beach break, peaks both ways; faces SSW
- Level
- advanced
- Best swell
- S, SSW, SW
- Best wind
- N, NE (offshore)
- Best tide
- mid to high tide
- Season
- April-October
- Typical size
- 0.8-2 m
- Crowd
- low
- Hazards
- shallow cobblestone shelf; dumping shorebreak; rips
Nearby spots
- Costa del Sol, San Luis La Herradura
Questions
Is El Pimental good for beginners?
It is best for advanced surfers (shallow cobblestone shelf; dumping shorebreak).
What swell, wind and tide work best at El Pimental?
S, SSW, SW swell, N, NE wind (offshore), at mid to high tide. Typical size 0.8-2 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for El Pimental are in the Surf Spoting app.