La Libertad, El Salvador
Punta Roca
Also known as La Libertad
Intermediate
Point break
Cobble bottom
Peels right
0.6–3 m
Mid tide
El Salvador's most famous wave and a WSL Championship Tour host. Punta Roca is a long right-hand point break offering barrels and performance sections over cobblestone bottom. The wave can peel for 300+ meters on good days. Recent WSL events have put El Salvador firmly on the world surfing map and helped drive surf tourism development.
Hazards
RocksLocalism
Conditions
- Best swell
- S, SW
- Best wind
- N, NE
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
- Wave size
- 0.6–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 13.4867, -89.3264
Facilities
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