Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Paso sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.8° 

El Paso 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 Paso today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 3PM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
0
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
713
713
887
857
789
761
870
742
733
724
724
838
589
661
544
522
776
938
950
827
817
806
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:04PM1.65m
7:19AM1.44m
2:59PM1.58m
6:55AM1.51m
4:35PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.65m
9:39AM1.42m
11:17PM0.60m
11:29AM1.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
28
27
27
25
24
24
23
23
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
23
28
26
27
22
20
20
20
20
25
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
21
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