Photo: Nicole Herrero / UnsplashAll-level surf, boardshorts water year-round, strong nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round100% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels1 known spot
Boardbothbreak type not yet verified
Water28.7–30.8°CBoardshorts most of the year
Internet142 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,280+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
1 spot within 25 km · 1 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazards
Spot details
- El Zonte0 km
2 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (8)
Coworking2 listed
- NubiWorkView on Google
- tuncolabView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Tusell TostadoresView on Google
- Café UrracaView on Google
- The Surf HubView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- Sunshine Yoga/Casa De MangosView on Google
- Zonte GymView on Google
- Gym El BrotherView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 99%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
100peak · Mar
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
99%98%97%96%95%94%100%99%97%95%97%100%
Water
29°29°30°30°31°31°31°31°31°30°29°29°
Barsless surfablemore
WaterBoardshorts24°+
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 98% | 91% | 82% | 63% | 37% | 30% | 47% | 50% | 38% | 45% | 78% | 98% |
| Intermediate | 96% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 99% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 99% | 100% | 97% |
| Advanced | 47% | 72% | 87% | 95% | 98% | 99% | 98% | 99% | 100% | 98% | 89% | 48% |
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Working from here
median 142 Mbps · 1 known coworking space · from $760 a month · balanced sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla142 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap1
Quiet ↔ Party62 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$760–$1,440
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,280–$2,140
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for La Libertad Costa.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportEl Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez
CodeSAL
Distance42 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction