Life is better
at El Tunco

Where to eat, sleep, surf and rent on the black sand coast, and what the point is doing this morning.

Live conditions
4–6 ft
Overhead +
1 kts
Light · glassy
30°C
No wetsuit
11 sec
Mid period
Solid session
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Featured places

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Hotels & Hostels
Coco Surf
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★★★★ 4.8
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Surf Schools
Escuela de surf Los 3 hermanos - El Zonte
Open now · until 7pm ·
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★★★★ 4.8
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Hotels & Hostels
Rancho Brisas del Mar El Palmarcito.
Open 24 hours ·
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★★★★ 4.8
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Restaurants
Tquilas Mexican Restaurant & Bar
· $$
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★★★★ 4.6
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Restaurants
Point Break Café
Closed · $$
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★★★★ 4.5
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Hotels & Hostels
Hostal El Tunco Beach
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WhatsApp
★★★★ 4.4

El Tunco, listed

El Tunco is a two-street town on the black sand of La Libertad, forty minutes from the airport. The point works most of the year and the strip runs from pupusa stands to rooftop bars, most of them taking cash and sats.

SurfCity keeps the record: 596 places across restaurants, hotels, surf schools, rentals, nightlife and wellness, plus what is on this week and what the swell is doing. No rankings, no reviews from us. Just what is here.

Local businesses

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Upcoming events

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25
Nov
WSL World Junior Championships 2026 · Day 1
La Bocana · El Tunco
Comp
26
Nov
WSL World Junior Championships 2026 · Day 2
La Bocana · El Tunco
Comp
27
Nov
WSL World Junior Championships 2026 · Day 3
La Bocana · El Tunco
Comp
28
Nov
WSL World Junior Championships 2026 · Day 4
La Bocana · El Tunco
Comp

The surf coast

The coast, zone by zone

Six zones, all live
El Tunco
Black sand beach
A lively stretch of the coast: restaurants, hotels, surf schools, nightlife, rentals and wellness on two streets.
182 places
La Libertad
Port city
The seafood market, the Punta Roca break, and the gateway to the rest of this coast.
172 places
El Zonte
Bitcoin Beach
The Bitcoin Beach community and a well-known point break.
107 places
El Sunzal
The longboard wave
A consistent longboard wave and the quieter, laid-back alternative.
60 places
El Palmarcito
Small and quiet
A small, quiet beach between El Sunzal and El Zonte, with a break out front.
56 places
Playa San Blas
Next to the port
A small beach near La Libertad, within easy reach of the port and its seafood.
19 places

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