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La Libertad surf guide

Port town home to Punta Roca, a world-class right-hand point over boulders, plus a busy fish market on the pier.

Location
La Libertad, El Salvador (13.4880, -89.3220)
Best season
Mar – Oct: March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October
Water temperature
27–30°C (boardshorts)
Waves
Point break
Suits
Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Live surf cams in La Libertad

Surf spots in La Libertad

Where to stay in La Libertad

242 places to stay within 10 km: 142 hotel, 22 holiday rental, 20 hostel, 20 surf camp, 18 guest house, 12 resort, 3 motel, 3 villa, 1 camp site, 1 apartment. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Surf camps: K59surfhouse, Tony Surf Hotel, AST Surf Hotel, Chilamar Surf Lodge, Coco Surf Resort, Pelicano Surf Camp, Pelicano Surf Lodge, Sunset Surf Villa.

Hostels: Hostal " Asturias", Hostal del Club de Mochileros, La Casona Hostal & Shop, Rancho El Nene, The Cabins, Boo&Bee22.

Cafés, food and surf shops

13 cafés and bakeries, 160 restaurants and bars, 14 surf schools and 1 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: El Salvador Surfing, Punta Roca Olas, El Salvador Surf Adventures, Surf City El Salvador, Club Salvadoreño - Playa El Sunzal, 300 MMA Training Center Surf City, Surf Strong El Salvador., Playa San Diego.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in La Libertad?

The best surf season in La Libertad is Mar – Oct (March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October). The sea ranges from 27°C to 30°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in La Libertad?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at La Libertad's best spot were good or better most often in July (98% of days, 69% great), June (90% of days, 60% great) and May (96% of days, 46% great), and least often in January (65%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in La Libertad?

Water temperature in La Libertad is 27–30°C: boardshorts.

Is La Libertad good for beginner surfers?

La Libertad is better for intermediate and advanced surfers, though La Paz and Playa Conchalio can suit all levels on smaller days.

What are the surf spots in La Libertad?

La Libertad has 3 surf spots on Swell Cabin: La Paz (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at low to mid tide); Punta Roca (Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at low to mid tide, rising); Playa Conchalio (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at mid to high tide).

Where should surfers stay in La Libertad?

Swell Cabin lists 242 places to stay within 10 km of La Libertad, including 20 surf camps such as K59surfhouse, Tony Surf Hotel, AST Surf Hotel and Chilamar Surf Lodge, 20 hostels, 18 guesthouses and homestays, 25 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the surf forecast for La Libertad this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for La Libertad and each of its 3 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/la-libertad: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in La Libertad?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for La Libertad weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Acajutla tide gauge (56 km away).

Is the La Libertad surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off La Libertad is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 34 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-25, typically 49 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-04.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about La Libertad?

Trust in this page's data is low (45/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 3 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; 3 open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in La Libertad?

Yes: Punta Roca on El Salvador Surfing (Surfline cam) (free). Swell Cabin checks these cams regularly.

Where can I take surf lessons in La Libertad?

Surf schools in and around La Libertad include El Salvador Surfing, Punta Roca Olas, El Salvador Surf Adventures, Surf City El Salvador, Club Salvadoreño - Playa El Sunzal and 300 MMA Training Center Surf City.

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