Our surf packages in El Salvador are coordinated in conjunction with Epic Surfing Adventures El Salvador and its founder Ricardo Rivas Basil. Ricardo is one of El Salvador’s few advanced surfers with over 7 years hospitality and surf guide experience. He ensures your group has a qualified Epic Surf Adventures Representative to guide and assist your group on any matter during your trip. Often times he designates a second guide to provide a better service whenever the group is larger. All guides have cell phone communications for both safety and surf forecasting. Your guides are available from sun-up until it is time to retire for the evening. This includes not only finding you the best surf for your group’s ability, but also any night-time activity or site seeing in which you may be interested.
Each group is customized for 1-6 passengers maximum and includes accommodations, transportation, bi-lingual surfer surf guide, breakfast, airport pickup & drop off, and taxes. Some packages include tours to Mayan temples or boat transfers to secluded breaks depending on the area surfed. Lunch and dinner not included.
For surfing, the coastline is divided into two main regions; the West Coast and the East Coast.
Our operations on the West Coast, commonly referred as La Libertad are based in El Sunzal. Both properties are located right on the beach and have easy access to all of the waves in the region.
La Libertad is actually a state within El Salvador, not a specific break. The area surrounding the city of La Libertad (45 minutes from the international airport and 30 minutes from the capital city) is host to a number of excellent sand bar beach breaks and right points including Punta Roca, Conchalio, Zunzal, Zonte, K59, K61, Mizata and more. Packages are available that concentrate exclusively on this area, or combine a stay in this region with a stay down the east coast.
Punta Roca
Perfection is the more suitable word to describe this wave, probably, one of the best right points in the world, breaking on a rocky bottom it gets hollow all the way, giving you the chance to get really long barrels, and to feel the power and speed at its best. Look out for some big boulders in the outside section, boots are of great use in this spot. You will find more surfers on the line up here, but this is a wave that you will never forget.
Conchalio
Conchalio is a powerful beach break for tube riders, its sand bottom makes this waves very hollow. Surfing Conchalio from 5 to 7 feet is no laughing matter, but getting out of this barrels is just an epic experience.
Zunzal
This is the longest ride around; along with Punta Roca the Zunsal point can hold the biggest swells on La Libertad area. The ride is about 200mts long, it is a fun, hot dog wave for beginners to advanced surfers. This is a long boarders type of wave, with really good sections on the take off zone and the inside section..
Zonte
This is another right point, breaks very good on an 3 to 7 feet swell range its a fun rippable wave with a few barrel section, it is guarded by mountains and an impressive cliff. You can also find a left wave in the other side of the point at a river mouth near by. This left wave is not a long ride but it breaks nice and clean on the right day.
K59 and K61
Both right points, with rocky bottom and some barreling sections especially good on
5 feet + swells. These spots are uncrowded with just a few locals in the water.
La Bocana
Is the river mouth of Rio Grande, it breaks left and right. The left wave has a fast take off zone, it is a very powerful wave with barrels in the inside section as it gets shallow and closer to the rocks at the bottom. There is some localism on this wave for being the only consistent left wave on the country. The right wave is also very fast and powerful but the ride is shorter and even rockier than the left wave.
Mizata
Uncrowded surf is the name of the game at Mizata. There are three places you can surf in this area, the Point, the Beach Break and the Slab. The Point is a right point break, with an intense take off and a lot of speed down the line, sometimes even allows you to get short but intense left rides. It is the longest wave in Mizata and breaks in front of a river month. The Beach break has a couple take off zones; Bolder, Antenna and Don Miguel, varying from hollow to mellower surfing. The Slab is the most challenging and most rewarding wave in Mizata, working best at 5-8ft. This is a experienced surfer spot.
The East Coast is a scenic 3 hour drive through forests and mountain ranges. This newly discovered area is host to some epic points and has almost zero local surfers. You may be surfing with just your group or a handful of fellow travelers. Some of the better points include Las Flores, Punta Mango and La Ventana. Your accommodations are only minutes away from some world class right hand sand and cobble stone right points, however, much of this coastline is inaccessible by vehicle. Each package to this area includes a minimal number of boat trips, it will be at your groups discretion to purchase additional boat trips for a small fee.
Las Flores:
This is an awesome wave breaking on a point full of palm trees. The wave starts in front of a rocky point in a fast hollow section and keeps on breaking on a sand bottom with open face and more barreling sections on the way to the shore. It’s a fun wave for the medium to experienced surfers. The tides play an important factor on this wave and some currents can be found.
Punta Silla
Also known as Punta Mango, this is a fast hollow wave breaking on a cobble stone point surrounded by beautiful mountains. This is tube addict’s paradise, there is not a single local at this spot, get ready for a lot of speed and unforgettable tubes, and this is the east coast version of the perfect wave.
La Ventana
A nice beach break for smaller days, pure fun in 2 to 5 feet swell range. At La Ventana beach the mountains meets the ocean in the shape if a window making this beach a special spot to rip some waves.
There are more right points for you to discover in the east coast, such as La Vaca, El Toro, and others, come along and see them for yourself.
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