# El Salvador beaches beyond El Tunco? Safety for a surf traveler?

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**Category:** Adventure Styles\
**Created:** [April 29, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/el-salvador-beaches-beyond-el-tunco-safety-for-a-surf-traveler/44557 "2026-04-29T22:23:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![danielle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@danielle](https://community.tourradar.com/u/danielle)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/el-salvador-beaches-beyond-el-tunco-safety-for-a-surf-traveler/44557/1 "2026-04-29T22:23:27Z")

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Been surfing for 6 years and El Salvador has been on my list forever. Everyone says El Tunco and I’m sure it’s great but it also sounds like it’s basically a 3 block gringo strip at this point. Are there quieter options with decent waves, Punta Roca, Las Flores, El Zonte maybe?

Also real talk about safety. I know the government’s been aggressive with the gang crackdown and tourists say it feels safer than ever, but I’ll be moving around with a board bag and that screams “has stuff.” Would you rent a car and drive around the coast or is that asking for trouble? Traveling solo, 31M, speak some Spanish.