El Salvador

Why El Salvador

The coast is a conveyor belt of right-hand points, and the geography is unusually kind: you land at San Salvador and you can be in the water within an hour.

The range inside a few kilometres is the real draw. El Sunzal is a long, rolling, forgiving right — one of the best places in the Americas to have your first proper point-break session. Punta Roca, just up the coast at La Libertad, is a fast, hollow, world-class right that demands genuine ability. El Zonte and El Tunco sit in between, with El Tunco carrying most of the nightlife.

When to go

• **Mar–Oct:** the south-swell window, and the best of it. Consistent, warm, no wetsuit.Mar–Oct: the south-swell window, and the best of it. Consistent, warm, no wetsuit.
• **Nov–Feb:** smaller and less reliable, though still surfable and much quieter.Nov–Feb: smaller and less reliable, though still surfable and much quieter.

Water is boardshorts warm all year.

Getting around

Fly into San Salvador (SAL) — it's about 45 minutes to the coast. Most camps include the transfer. A car helps if you want to chase the points, but you can surf a whole trip on foot from El Tunco or El Sunzal.