El Paraiso Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.88° N 104.00° W

El Paraiso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Paraiso sea temperature is
31.2° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paraiso at 1PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
553
561
568
702
649
759
657
641
455
443
437
431
425
352
347
337
323
232
229
225
222
219
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:11AM0.72m
10:41PM0.44m
10:39AM0.71m
10:09AM0.71m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.44m
6:51PM0.41m
2:23AM0.43m
1:11AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
28
31
32
30
28
27
26
25
28
31
31
30
28
28
27
26
28
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
32
34
34
33
31
31
30
28
32
34
34
33
32
34
32
29
32
30
33
33
33
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