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El Paredon ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 1.0
Crowds: 4.0
Accommodation: 2.0

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El Paredon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Guatemala – Pacific Coast)

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Name: El Paredon
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best Swell: SSW Offshore Wind: N

El Paredon in Pacific Coast is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf Offshore winds blow from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall El Paredon Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Paredon:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Sipacate 7 mi
Second closest break La Barrita 14 mi
Third closest break Chulamar 16 mi
Fourth closest break Puerto San Jose 19 mi
Fifth closest break Tecojate 24 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Paredon:

Closest wave buoy Yucatan Basin Buoy 572 mi
Second closest wave buoy Bay of Campeche Buoy 590 mi
Third closest wave buoy Western Caribbean Buoy 672 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Mid Gulf Buoy 830 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy West Gulf Buoy 833 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Paredon:

Closest tide station Rio Dulce entrance, Guatemala 203 mi
Second closest tide station Punta Gorda, Belize 215 mi
Third closest tide station Punta Gorda, Belize (2) 215 mi
Fourth closest tide station Puerto Cortes, Honduras 249 mi
Fifth closest tide station Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, Mexico 314 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to El Paredon:

Closest ski area Cloudmont (United States) 1486 mi
Second closest ski area Sky Valley (United States) 1534 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Pleasant (United States) 1539 mi
Fourth closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 1539 mi
Fifth closest ski area Sapphire Valley (United States) 1551 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to El Paredon:

Closest city location La Gomera (Guatemala) 12 mi
Second closest city location San Jose (Guatemala) 20 mi
Third closest city location Nueva Concepcion (Guatemala) 23 mi
Fourth closest city location La Democracia (Guatemala) 24 mi
Fifth closest city location Masagua (Guatemala) 26 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to El Paredon is La Aurora (Guatemala City) Airport (GUA) in Guatemala, which is 97 km (60 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to El Paredon is Tapachula International Airport (TAP) in Mexico, 167 km (104 miles) away.
  • The third closest airport is Coban Airport (CBV) in Guatemala, 188 km (117 miles) away.
El Paredon break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Paredon, Guatemala - Pacific Coast. Use the tab navigation above to view El Paredon sea temperature, El Paredon photographs, El Paredon detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Paredon webcams, current wind from Guatemala - Pacific Coast live weather stations and El Paredon tide predictions. The Guatemala swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Guatemala and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Guatemala wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Paredon.