Surfboards have a very complex shape since they are made to be hydrodynamic objects. To understand the anatomy of a surfboard there are some parts that make it the best possible tool for gliding through the waves. Whether it is a 4-foot surfboard or a 13 feet paddle-board, the complexity is the same.
Surfboards have certain terms for each part, just like a human body, you will learn the anatomy of a surfboard. We start with the top of the board is the nose, then moving down to the rails, the fins, the tail, the leash, and so on.
Because a surfboards has numerous forces coming at them, they have a different shape depending on the wave and wind conditions. The core materials that are used to shape a surfboard but also evolved with time and technology are wood, foam, and fiberglass or epoxy. Nowadays, there is even more high-tech surfboards too; like the hydrofoil where the anatomy of a surfboard like this one would change on the fins.
As a shaper, a blank piece of foam can be transformed into a perfect brand new surfboard in a couple of hours or days. The shaper works on that one piece to have a perfect buoyancy, gravity, drag, and lift. All surfboards shaped can be either custom made or not and then bought by the perfect person to fit that surfboard. A surfboard will fit somebody the right way depending on the height, and weight of the surfer, as well as the conditions, being surfed in. It also varies in length, width, thickness, and so much more comes into it as you progress through the years of surfing.
As a result of different conditions, surfers, and waves; there are 7 common surfboard types; shortboards, longboards, fish boards, guns, Malibu, soft surfboards, and stand up paddle boards.
All surfboards, no matter the shapes have all the same features and anatomy. So let’s take a look at the main parts and design of a surfboard.
1 Nose. This is the front of the surfboard. The first 12 inches. The tip of the surfboard. It has a huge influence on paddling and maneuverability. It is also shaped higher on some surfboards but not all to give it a little bit more space between the water and the surfboard. It can be shaped wide or narrow depending on the surfer surfing it.
2 Tail. This is the back of the surfboard. The last 12 inches. The tail has a big influence on speed and maneuverability. It can be shaped very narrow and very wide depending on the surfboard and surfer.
3 Rails. The rails are the two sides of the surfboard. They are round edges. This is where you will grab your surfboard when carrying it. This is also where it has the thickness of the surfboard.
4 Stringer. The wooden strip in the middle of the surfboard going from the nose to the tail. It is placed right at the center of the surfboard and is vertical. The stringer increases strength and reduces unwanted flexibility on the surfboard.
5 Deck. The top surface of the surfboard. It is flat. This is where the surfer stands on their board and the place that is typically being waxed.
6 Bottom. This area is the bottom of the surfboard. It touches and rests on the water when surfing.
7 Fins Plug. These are located in the bottom tail of the surfboard. They are usually two holes for each surfboard or one big slice of a hole. These holes are shaped differently based on which kind of fin setup the shaper is using and also which brand fin setup the shaper is using.
8 Leash Plug. This is a small hole that is placed on the tail of the surfboard, it contains a metal bar where the leash rope will fit through.
Outline. The overall shape of the surfboard. This is just the whole surfboard.
Foil. The rate of a surfboard’s thickness from the nose to the tail.
Rocker. The amount of curve from the nose to the tail of the surfboard. You will see that rocker when looking down the surfboard. The rocker depends on the surfboard and what is being achieved with it by the surfer.
Concave. The contour on the bottom of the surfboard to channel water. The concave is the space where water travels from nose to tail of the surfboard.
Now let’s talk about a couple things that the surfboard would need to be able to get started and head out in the water.
Fins. The fins are a huge part of a surfboard. You install the fins in the fin plugs. They are considered the wheels of a surfboard. They are placed at the bottom tail part of the surfboard and are big on stabilizing the surfboards movement. They prevent the board from sliding sideways and help in direction, drive, and control. There are 5 different fin setups: single fins, twin fin, thrusters, quad, and five fins setup. They are also 3 main brands of those fins: FCS, FCSII, and Future Fins. Fins can be removed and put back on unless you have a very old surfboard that has glass on fins. But in today’s world, all shapers make the fins removable.
Leash. The leash is a rope that connects the surfboard and the surfer together. The leash is installed in the leash plug at the tail end of the surfboard. The leash is for the safety of the surfer not getting hurt or having to swim when falling off the surfboard. It also made so that the surfboard does not go all the way down to the shore hitting other surfers.
Traction Pad. The traction pad is located in the tail end of the surfboard, very close to the leash and leash plug. It is made so that the surfer has a really great grip to prevent falling off the surfboard. The traction pad is mainly for the back foot only depending on your surfing stance.
Wax. We put wax on the deck of the surfboard so that the surfboard has more a grip. Just like the traction pad, but up the deck for your front foot. Surfers wax their surfboard usually before every surf session to make sure the wipeouts are prevented as much as possible.
Last but not least, a surfboard is tridimensional and is categorized by three main points. All of these characteristics are different for the surfer, and the wave conditions that it is being surfed in.
The length of the surfboard. This is the measurement in feet and inches from tail to nose.
Width. This is how wide the surfboard is. It is measured from rail to rail in inches at its wide points.
Thickness. Measurement from the deck to the bottom at its thickest points. Also measured in inches. The thickness has a big impact on the buoyancy of the surfboard.
Now that you all the terms for the anatomy of a surfboard, it is time for you to get that surfboard and revised all of them. It is very important to know them all so that you can relate when somebody else talks about it. Also, when starting out, always buy or rent a bigger surfboard. Do not try to surf on a shortboard like the pros do. We all started somewhere and that is on a longboard or soft surfboard, so go ahead and grab one of those for yourself.
Did you just buy a surfboard or need a new traction pad?! Well today, we’re going to go over how to install and remove a surfboard’s traction pad so that you guys know how to do both when time comes to use it. Installing and removing a stomp pad is not hard at all, however, it is very tedious and time-consuming. So make sure you have enough time to spare to get the work done the right way.
To install a traction pad; it is fairly easy. You just need a new stomp pad and your surfboard. Remove the pad out of the plastic and glue it to the end of your surfboard where you put your back foot. To remove a traction pad; it can be a little tricky. You need to get some hot water, some acetone, and some strength. Just peel out the old pad using hot water, and pour acetone on the glue to get it all out. You need to make sure the glue is completely off to put a new traction pad eventually.
It is always fun to get new equipment, it makes it exciting and something to look forward to. A traction pad is probably, what I think, a very very important tool to have on your surfboard. It makes your back foot stay in place with the extra grip it offers. It also tells you where your back foot should be placed. And after all, it looks AWESOME! The board is not so naked anymore, it’s like a piece of clothing for a surfboard.
How to remove a traction pad is a question we get quite often when somebody just purchased a new surfboard. And honestly, not a lot of people out there teaching how to remove a stomp pad the right way! There is plenty of different ways to remove a traction pad, such as using a razor blade and so on, but we’d rather not use a blade so that we do not cut into the fiberglass so instead we use our strength, hot water, and acetone if needed.
The idea of removing a stomp pad is to peel off the traction pad completely and then get the glue off completely as well (this part is important so that you can put a new one in eventually).
Pour some hot water on the traction pad. That will make the material softer and easy to peel off.
Peel off the traction pad as much as possible. In reality, you want to peel it off all the way. Your stomp pad might come out as a whole or in little pieces like mine. If it comes out as little pieces, stay patient and peel it all off. I know this step might be tedious and time-consuming, but it is all worth it in the end. * If you need help getting the stomp pad corner off, use the wax comb to help you elevate that, and then peel off the pieces.
Once the WHOLE traction pad is off. You will notice there is glue where the pad used to be. The glue needs to be removed completely so you can install a new stomp pad with new glue.
To remove the glue off the surfboard, you can either get it out by rubbing your fingers on it and making a ball of glue, you can also get an eraser and get it off like that. But what we found was easier is using acetone on a towel or paper towel and rubbing the glue off with the acetone. It just makes it easier, but there is no easy way to do this either, you just need to rub the glue off all the way till there’s no more.
Now rinse your surfboard with water, to get all the leftover glue, stomp pad pieces, and acetone that are just hanging there.
Dry your surfboard off with a cloth.
Check if it is ALL removed. If it’s not getting it all out. If it is you are DONE!
Congratulations! You just removed your first ever traction pad off a surfboard!
Now that your old traction pad is off your surfboard, it is time to install a new one on there! This is the best part, you worked hard to remove the old pad that was on there and now the new stomp pad you just bought finally gets to go on your surfboard. It’s going to make it look sick and brand new! Adding new tools to my surfboards is my favorite thing to do so this is very exciting for me to teach you!
Before you start you need to figure if your new stomp pad is a 1 piece, 2 pieces, 3 pieces, 4 pieces, or more. For mine, it is a one piece (easiest to put on since you don’t have to calculate and align all of the other pieces together). If you are still debating on which stomp pad to buy, get a one piece for sure!
Your surfboard. All clean, free of glue, and dry.
To install a traction pad, it is really easy, all you need to do is do it slowly and be very careful on how to are putting it, if it is straight or not. Just little things like that will make it that much better when installing a traction pad on a surfboard.
Take the stomp pad off the plastic. But do not remove the paper glued to the back of it just yet.
Put it on your surfboard just to see where you want to install your new traction pad. I usually put the curved part of the traction pad where the plug for my leash is, it makes the stomp pad circle around the leash and usually is where we put our back foot when surfing. The sticker is still not out of the traction pad, it is just to see where you want it.
If you want it just like us and most surfers as close as possible to the leash plug, put it there.
Now that you like it where it is. Remove the protecting film one step at a time. As you are sticking the back of the stomp pad, and slowly moving forward, you are also pulling the paper off the glue as you are moving up. Do that very slowly all the way till the end.
Push down your new traction pad so that it sticks very well. Push down for a while and all over the place. Leave it untouched for at least 24hours, and to make it better you can always put a bunch of books or something heavy on it so that the traction pad that sticks on and lasts for a long time.
If you are not happy with the place and position it’s now in. You can pull it out and readjust it. Don’t do that too often though, it will get the glue used and won’t stick as good after that.
* If you bought a multiple piece traction pad, put it on the surfboard without removing the protecting film. And then remove the protecting film on the biggest piece first which is usually the middle part and then got down to the smallest which are the side pieces. When you do that, you can leave the other unglued pieces on the surfboard to help you see where to glue them exactly. Remember start in the middle, and then work your way to the sides and smaller pieces of the traction pad.
There you have it, surfers! We have explained and taught you how to remove and install a traction pad on a surfboard. It is pretty easy if you follow the instructions step by step and you will be completely fine and happy! Also if you would rather follow an instructional video on how to remove and install a traction pad, you can do that too! On our Surf Training Factory YouTube channel or the click the links above. Stomp pad can be so beautiful and make the surfboard look great so let’s get it and enjoy your next surf session out there!
This innovative SwellTech skateboard is specially designed to take your surfing to the next level. With a rigid standard truck at the rear and completely free motion truck at the front, this board’s moves are extremely similar to that of a surfboard on the waves. The front truck allows unrestricted movement and freedom to turn in all directions at top speed, with the rear truck helping to provide balance and stability, in essence like a surfboard’s fins.
With the Blackops’ longer 23.5″ wheelbase, you can easily spread out your feet like you would do when riding an actual surfboard. With the SwellTech Premiere Blackops, you can train with maximum flexibility and fluidity, perfecting your moves and maneuvers on land before heading into the waters.
SwellTech Premiere Blackops goes for $239.99, and the company offers a lifetime warranty for all their trucks. This skateboard is perfect for downhill skating, carving, and excellent for tall riders.
SwellTech’s Premiere Navy also features the company’s large 23.5 inches’ wheelbase to make it easier for taller riders to take their original surfing stance while practicing with this skateboard. If you are looking for a skateboard that offers speed, fluidity, and flexibility, the SwellTech Premiere Navy skateboard will help you improve your surfing before getting into the water.
The Premiere Navy perfectly reproduces the fluid movement of a surfboard, with a freely moving front truck that allows for great speeds and fast turning in different directions and a stabilizing rigid rear truck to enhance balance and flow. Get the best out of your skateboarding experience and surfing rides with this top quality skateboard.
The SwellTech Premiere Navy is sold for $239.99 and works perfectly for downhill skating, carving, and so much more.
At $199.99, SwellTech’s Hybrid Blackops is a perfect skateboard for riders who want quality but midsized skateboard to sharpen their surfing skills on land. The Hybrid series is a blend of SwellTech’s popular Jamie O’Brien Pro model and its Premiere deck.
While the Hybrid retains the Premiere’s mid rail width which makes it possible to position your foot between the rails, it features a wide tail similar to the Jamie O’Brien Pro, a snub nose, but a 21.6 inches’ wheelbase, which is about 2 inches short of the Premiere’s 23.5 inches.
Like other models from SwellTech, the Hybrid also offers unlimited fluidity, enhanced stability, speed, and you can simulate those incredible surfing maneuvers right on the solid ground.
If you want a mid-sized skateboard, the SwellTech Hybrid Blackops offers so much value and won’t punch a hole in your wallet.
YOW is a great name in the surf skateboard industry, and the company offers an impressive array of heavy skateboards to take your surf training several notches higher.
The YOW Surf Snapper 32.5″ V3 is a high-performance surf skateboard and has the distinction as the only skateboard with a rocker on the nose from YOW. This design makes it super easy to make tail slides and air without losing your natural feet position.
Developed in 2017, the YOW Surf Snapper 32.5″ V3 provides unparalleled stability and speed, and its 32.5″ jumbo-sized board allows for taking a natural stance while moving at high speeds. For people who need a big surf skateboard that can carry their weight without compromising their skating experience, this beautiful skateboard is all you are ever going to need to perfect your moves on land.
The YOW Surf – Mundaka 31″ V3 – Power Surfing Surfskate Series is named after the famous Mundaka sand pointbreak, which is unarguably one of the best surfing destinations in all of Europe and the world at large. With its characteristic red, white, and green markings to represent the flag of the Basque country, this skateboard promises to deliver unmatched performance every time.
The YOW Surf – Mundaka 31″ V3 – Power Surfing Surfskate Series features a sharp outline which can make it somewhat challenging to ride for the inexperienced, but this quality makes it easier to perform sharp and exact turns. As a tribute to the legacy of Mundaka, YOW designed this skateboard to mimic the great maneuvers performed on its majestic waves, and you surely won’t be disappointed.
Named after the powerful waves of Hossegor in France, this innovative skateboard has a 29″ board and a wide wheelbase to make skating a smooth ride. With the YOW System for increased stability, speed, and fluidity, this skateboard delivers the ultimate power surf skating experience to improve your performance at surfing.
The YOW Surf Hossegor 29″ V3 is part of a large family of power surfing series named after some of the most iconic surfing spots in the world. If high performance is your thing, the YOW Surf Hossegor 29″ V3 is a perfect choice.
The Jamie O’Brien Pipeline skateboard from SwellTech was personally designed by Jamie O’Brien and is an excellent skateboard for people who want to take their surfing activities from amateur to pro levels. With a small and compact design, the Jamie O’Brien skateboard offers unmatched flexibility and produces incredible maneuvers and 360 slides among others.
And don’t forget that the Jamie O’Brien Pipeline is from SwellTech, which means it has the company’s innovative stabilizing features and flexibility, helping you make all those unbelievable twists and turns happen on land, so it becomes easier to replicate when you are riding the waves.
At $349, the 32.5″ Johanne Defay Pro Model skateboard is the darling of pro surfers and people who want to take their surfing game to the next level. With an innovative design that makes sharp turnings dead easy, the super responsive 32.5″ Johanne Defay Pro Model is an excellent skateboard for practicing complex surfing maneuvers such as cutbacks and bottom turning. If you want to perfect your tailslides, the board’s swallowtail kicker makes it easy to perform as many tailslides as you want and the thruster turning mechanism makes acceleration effortless and fluid.
If you are a senior looking to take up new challenges on the waves or any other person with a burning desire to conquer bigger and stronger waves, the 32.5″ Johanne Defay Pro Model will take you to those celestial heights.
With the deepest concave of all skateboards in its class, the 32.5″ Johanne Defay Pro Model helps maintain stability and makes carving maneuvers easier and the extra wide tail helps surfers produce radical snaps without losing their toehold on the board.
For taller surfers who have wider surf stances, the 35.5″ Manta Ray is the ideal skateboard to train for better performance on the waves. Specially designed with a contour deck shape and a wider tail, the Manta Ray allows for an incredible drive and hold no matter how deep your bottom turns or tight your top turns.
With wide and thicker SmoothStar Starfish wheels, the 35.5″ Manta Ray features sturdier wheels to help you take more control through turns no matter your weight or height.
Is a Carver Skateboard worth it for surf training?
Carvers skateboards bring a new dimension to skateboarding and surfing. While carver skateboards can be more expensive than their traditional counterparts, they offer a ton of advantages over the rest. In fact, carver skateboards allow you to surf the land. That is, the experience is so much similar to what you get on the waves.
The mechanism in Carver skateboards is somehow different from that of other skateboards. They are designed specially to mimic the fluid movement you experience will riding the waves on a surfboard.
All those impressive maneuvers you can do on the waves can also be reproduced on land using a carver skateboard. You can carve, pump the board to increase your speed, and glide like you would do if you were riding a surfboard. While this beautiful experience is rewarding in its own right, a carver skateboard offers additional benefits of helping you improve your maneuvers and increase balance before heading for the waves.
And the most exciting part of using carver skateboards is that the activity works the same muscle groups that are used during actual surfing, significantly boosting your form and technique. If you aim to improve your surfing game, there is no better way to get it right on land than carver skateboards. Truly, they are the real deal.
If you want to develop top turns, bottom turns, and improve your cutbacks; carver skateboards make these easier than any other skateboards as they allow you practice with sharper turns and greater speeds.
No matter your level of expertise in the sport of surfing, carver skateboards are perfect for improving your technique from beginner to pro level. It allows you to experiment with new maneuvers, increase your speed and correct your posture and form so you can perform better while in the water. Whether on the pavement or a skating ground, carver skateboards are an excellent way to take your surfing experience to the next level.
All of the skateboards listed above will always help you improve your surfing skills in and out of the water. Whichever one you pick, make sure it is the right size for you depending on your height and surfing stance. Here you can learn more about surfing step by step if you need to figure out your stance. so it can be the best skateboards for surf training for your body, as well as what you are trying to accomplish with a skateboard for surf training.
The Republic of El Salvador in Central America is surrounded by Guatemala and Honduras on the continental side, but it is the Pacific Ocean with its perfect beaches that call out to tourists from all over the world and others looking for the best surf beaches in El Salvador. With many different breaks, you can find the best surf beaches in El Salvador like Sunzal, La Bocana, El Zonte, Las Flores, Punta Roca, Punta Mango, K-59, and K-61.
The country is the most populated area on the continent, and the language of choice is Spanish. El Salvador is affectionately referred to as ‘Pulgarcito de America’ or the ‘Tom Thumb of the Americas’ due to its size and location. Crisscrossed with two parallel mountain ranges and about three hundred rivers, the area is dotted with lakes enclosed by the volcanic craters.
But it is the Pacific lowlands in the coastal areas that are the main attraction in the country due to the best surf beaches in El Salvador. Almost all the waves are all rights and a point break. The two world class waves in the country- Punta Roca and the Punta Mango which are gaining traction for more experienced surfers from all over the world.
There are different kind of waves you can choose from at the El Salvador coast, based on your experience level for surfing. While the Punta Roca and the Punta Mango waves pose challenges to the most experienced surfers, gentle waves like the El Zonte and Sunzal are viable options for beginners. The gentle waves with lesser swell, especially during low tide, can offer a great option for beginners who wish to take action into the world of surfing for the very first time.
While the country of El Salvador offers a wide variety of easy and difficult waves to surf, the best course for a beginner on the Pacific would be the east coast of the country. The beaches here are not steep, sandy bottom, and the area is safe. One of the main beaches in the area is Las Flores and there are many attractions around, including the Mangrove forests 3 km away. The volcano of Conchagua and the Lake of Algeria are other exotic locations you can check out on your trip to the east coast.
The El Zonte wave in the El Tunco Area is also a great place to start for tourists interested in having their first surfing experience. The waves are gentle and easy to handle and the warm community of locals can help you find your balance if you do not manage to find a surfing instructor. There will always be a local that is willing to teach you how to progress in your surfing skills for a small fee.
Almost the entire coast of the country faces the south which makes the south and south-western swells best suited for surfing. The waves are most consistent during the monsoon months of May to October, whereas March and April have great waves too with less rainfall.
The El Tunco area is a half an hour drive away from the airport in the capital city San Salvador and has everything that you may possibly need to set out on your surfing journey across the country. From a wide array of surf shops where you can buy your surf essentials, to bars, restaurants and cheap places to stay makes El Tunco one of the main tourist attractions. The best waves in El Tunco that are pretty close to each other are Sunzal, La Bocana waves, El Zonte, K-59 and K-61waves are not very far off. K59 and K-61 are actually a paddle away from each other depending on the mood you are in. It would be a straight shot with no obstacles in your way.
Sunzal is a relatively gentle depending on the swell size. You can surf a Sunzal head high wave as a beginner without a problem. Make sure that you do know how to swim well because if your leash breaks, you will have a nice, long swim back to shore. So stay on the inside if you are a little worried. This right point break can get heavy with more water flowing through. Paddle out to the right of the Kayu Resort to stay away from a rip current that will be the longest treadmill ride ever.
La Bocana is known as a left wave but is a workable right as well. Most ride the lefts and the rights are regularly open for surfing. So expect for this wave to regularly A-Frame and know that this wave is for experienced surfers since it is faster and has good air section. Both waves are particularly busy in the morning hours between 6 am to 8 am and also during sunset. It is better to surf this at mid-tide since it will give it more push.
The surrounding area of El Tunco is home to K-59 a beautiful right point break with some rocks but with a sandy bottom. As it sounds, K-59 is off of the main road on Kilometre 59 and it can get tricky to get there, so get a guide or really good instructions. There are locals there often selling snacks, water, coconut water and other pastries. You can stay at a hotel right in front of Sunzals right point break and then drive to K-59.
K-61 is an ever-changing wave that is really epic when the right swell is on. This right point break is crumbly, smooth to surf and on a normal day is pretty empty with no one around. You access K-61 the same way that you access K-59 so it is very convenient and awesome to have sick uncrowded beaches.
Mizata is a pretty uninhabited place with perfect breaks crashing over cobblestones and it is probably the second most consistent wave in El Salvador. It is a further drive about 40 minutes away. Since there really isn’t anything else for you to do there other than sleep, your time will be spent well in the water surfing great waves.
El Zonte is the easiest among the other three, not as fast and good for beginners. Although is it gets too big it might not be a good wave for beginners. This wave is located in a beautiful location with little restaurants and many local artists. It is a good idea to mingle with the local surf instructors to make it easier on catching some waves. There are a lot of boogie boarders and they catch the waves ahead of everyone so be careful dropping in. This break can be fun in small or large swells with some waves getting hollow. The best swell for this location would be a South, South West direction.
To many experienced surfers, this is the best wave. The right at Punta Roca is a world class wave that is hollow and can go up to 300 yards depending on the swell on a set wave. Surfers compare the way it breaks to Jeffreys Bay in South Africa. There is definitely more surfers in the water here and beginners should stay away from this break although there are days a beginner can come and surf the inside which is called La Paz. You want to make sure that you do not have sensitive feet since there are many rocks to walk on before getting in the water. Also, do not come alone, bring a local that can guide you to the lineup. The Women’s 6th Qualifying Round in Surfing was done on the Punta Roca wave.
A sleepy beach of exceptional beauty, this is an amazing getaway spot at El Salvador where you can find some little hotels and even camp out. This sweet right point break that has a hollow outside section with long rides down the line. Best tide to surf is low tide with east winds and you definitely will not be surfing here alone since many have found out about this break. You still will not find as many people as you would in Sunzal, La Libertad area. Make sure that you are a good paddler and are ready to defeat the initial rip current. There are other breaks around, each of these waves have a big swell, but it is suitable for beginners during low tide. El Toro and La Vaca are two breaks towards the North which are also right hand points.
This is another famous wave of El Salvador that attracts surfers to the shores of this country. A short boat ride away from the coast, this is a dream wave for surfers that works up to 10-12 feet with plenty of barrels. Punta Mango is a true surfers’ paradise that works at any tide and its best with a South, Southwest swell. There are sand and rocks at the bottom, so it is better for intermediate to advanced surfers. Not many tourists are attracted to the Punta Mango area unless they are exclusively looking for a surfing experience. The wave poses a challenge to the most experienced surfers in the world.
In the El Tunco area the La Sambra Hostel provides a good place to stay for backpackers. The Esymar Beach House will be of interest to those willing to rent a space. The Sunzalito Hotel is meant for tourists visiting with family and is the conventional tourist lodging in the area.
The AST Surf Hotel and the Punta Roca Surf Resort offer great places to stay after the daily surfing is done in the Punta Roca area.
It is best to stay at Last Flores and not at El Cuco when surfing in that particular area. The Rancho Mama Cata is right on the beach where you can stay for cheap. For a luxury living, the Las Flores Resort and the Mira Flores are promising choices. Another AST Surf Hotel and a Punta Flores Surf Hotel are also great choices for accommodation.
The cheapest accommodation at Punta Mango is the Rancho Mango but the conditions of stay are not that great. Hotel Los Mangos offers comfortable and a luxurious stay with a pool that rivals the beach itself.
When you want to surf Sunzal en La Bocana you can stay at Kayu Resort for a more upscale stay that has a refreshing swimming pool, and 2 spots where you can eat located in the hotel. With super friendly surf instructors and surfboard rentals, this is a must. Directly next to Kayu is Sunzal Reef Hotel. This hotel is way cheaper and very simple compared to Kayu. Most people that just come to surf stay at Sunzal Reef over Kayu. But if you come with your wife and kids, you would rather stay at Kayu.
Surfing in itself is an active way to explore the beautiful beaches and the coastline of the small country of El Salvador. While it may also be a great spot for sightseeing, being a geographical goldmine of volcanic craters and lakes, the more active approach of adventure is encouraged while on tour to understand the true essence of the country. Even for those who have never surfed before, El Salvador offers a way to gently embark on great adventures with surfboards and instructors ready and waiting.