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Las Flores surf guide
Eastern El Salvador's long sand-bottom right point, less crowded than the Surf City coast.
- Location
- San Miguel, El Salvador (13.1680, -88.1100)
- 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
Surf spots in Las Flores
- Las Flores: Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at all tides, rising. Suits all levels. (13.1677, -88.1187)
- El Cuco: Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at all tides. Suits all levels. (13.1695, -88.1013)
- Punta Mango: Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at mid tide (13.1644, -88.1907)
Where to stay in Las Flores
77 places to stay within 20 km: 48 hotel, 8 resort, 8 holiday rental, 6 guest house, 4 surf camp, 3 hostel. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.
Surf camps: Paradise Surf Hotel, Hotel Costa Dorada - Surf Resort, Surf Lodge El Carrizal - Punta Mango, Punta Mango Surf Resort.
Hostels: Rancho Verde Surf, Da Mango Haus Hostel, Bungalows Los Jacales.
Cafés, food and surf shops
3 cafés and bakeries, 27 restaurants and bars, 3 surf schools and 0 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: Las Flores, La Vaca, Punta Mango.
Frequently asked questions
When is the best time to surf in Las Flores?
The best surf season in Las Flores 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 Las Flores?
Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Las Flores's best spot were good or better most often in June (97% of days, 43% great), July (96% of days, 44% great) and October (94% of days, 40% great), and least often in February (62%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.
Do I need a wetsuit in Las Flores?
Water temperature in Las Flores is 27–30°C: boardshorts.
Is Las Flores good for beginner surfers?
Las Flores is better for intermediate and advanced surfers, though Las Flores and El Cuco can suit all levels on smaller days.
What are the surf spots in Las Flores?
Las Flores has 3 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Las Flores (Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces SE (offshore wind from the NW), best at all tides, rising); El Cuco (Point break, right-hander, all levels, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at all tides); Punta Mango (Point break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces SSE (offshore wind from the NNW), best at mid tide).
Where should surfers stay in Las Flores?
Swell Cabin lists 77 places to stay within 20 km of Las Flores, including 4 surf camps such as Paradise Surf Hotel, Hotel Costa Dorada - Surf Resort, Surf Lodge El Carrizal - Punta Mango and Punta Mango Surf Resort, 3 hostels, 6 guesthouses and homestays, 8 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.
What is the surf forecast for Las Flores this week?
Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Las Flores and each of its 3 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/las-flores: 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 Las Flores?
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 Las Flores 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 La Union (Cutuco) tide gauge (36 km away).
Is the Las Flores surf forecast checked against measurements?
Yes. The open water off Las Flores is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 41 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-24, typically 27 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 Las Flores?
Trust in this page's data is medium (55/100): 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; no 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 Las Flores?
Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Las Flores yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.
Where can I take surf lessons in Las Flores?
Surf schools in and around Las Flores include Las Flores, La Vaca and Punta Mango.
Nearby surf towns
- La Libertad, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)
- El Tunco, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)
- El Zonte, El Salvador (best Mar – Oct)
- Popoyo, Nicaragua (best Mar – Nov)
- San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua (best Mar – Nov)
- Tamarindo, Costa Rica (best Mar – Nov)
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