El Paraiso Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.88° N 104.00° W

El Paraiso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Paraiso sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.9° 

El Paraiso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Paraiso today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paraiso at 3AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

Table - waves today at El Paraiso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
S
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
297
427
510
432
181
181
89
173
310
454
573
580
745
745
258
301
355
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10PM0.68m
12:50PM0.69m
11:50PM0.59m
1:13PM0.68m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.30m
6:44PM0.49m
5:50AM0.40m
8:55PM0.48m
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
25
28
30
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
31
30
28
Feels °C
33
31
30
30
28
32
34
33
32
31
30
28
32
34
33
33
32
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