The five best waves in El Salvador according to Bryan Pérez

The best in the country points out his favorite tracks


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El Salvador's top surfer of the moment, Bryan Pérez, was given the task of choosing the five best waves in El Salvador, ranking them and justifying why each one is where it is.

The winner was the expected one, the Jeffreys Bay of Latin America, the fight for second place was interesting between Punta Mango and Las Flores and La Bocana and El Zonte close the list.

Below are the details of each of the five best waves in El Salvador according to Bryan Pérez.

Length, power, tubes, these are some of the factors that make Bryan Pereez consider Punta Roca to be the best wave in his country. Photo: WSL

1: Rock Point

A super good right that makes the difference, very long, withstands good swell and I think it is the wave with the most power that we have in El Salvador.

2: Mango Tip

It is a right that is also super good, it has the tube that makes the difference between Punta Mango and Punta Roca, the Punta Mango tube is more open.

First section of tubes and then a good route of maneuvers on a perfect right. Point of stones and sandy bottom. Photo: ALAS/Edhdep

3: The Flowers

A good right, long and able to handle a good swell. It is a very good right point, it breaks in front of a large rock and has a good tube. The second place is between Punta Mango and Las Flores, but I think I put it at number three. I have surfed it several times. It only works at low tide, it has to be very low and then the wind comes in quickly, that is the difference.

I think it's a little bit slow, just a little bit, the wave is barely calmer, but it's perfect, a perfect wave really, a barrel at the beginning, some catches at the end, a long wave.

The mouth of El Tunco. Photo: Zanocchi

4: The Bocana

La Bocana, because it is consistent, it comes out left and right, it is a good wave.

El Zonte is primarily a right-hander but they break some good lefts, says Bryan and the photo shows it. By Puro Surf

5: The Zonte

It's a good wave, it's a right and left point, those are the best waves in El Salvador and the most famous.

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