El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

Issued: 10 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's El Paso sea temperature is

21.4° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at El Paso today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 3PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19						Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	413	487	464	456	636	540	344	331	403	353	362	441	268	587	595	587	512	493	474	559	551	551
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				2:04PM1.80m			1:50AM1.44m					2:51PM1.81m				3:23AM1.24m				3:42PM1.82m
Low Tide	7:17AM0.56m					8:23PM0.92m			7:51AM0.76m					9:55PM0.87m				8:28AM0.95m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	23	22	22	20	20	20	21	22	23	23	23	21	21	22	22	23	24	24	23	22	22
Feels °C	22	23	22	22	20	21	21	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	21	21	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSW 16	S 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	413	480	464	456	636	540	344	291	231	227	225	441	125	587	595	587	512	493	474	559	551	551
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 10	SW 14	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	318	487	424	424	137	135	340	331	403	353	362	170	203	122	88	81	59	57	45	34	33	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	S 14	WNW 6	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	198	196	191	188	16	21	133	130	128	125	121	118	268	81	81	81	80	80	67	62	35	34
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 6	WNW 6	—	—	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 6	WNW 6	WNW 5
kJ	—	29	35	23	22	—	—	20	24	17	19	11	9	18	15	17	14	14	15	18	21	25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Las Gaviotas Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte	La Mision Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Islas de Todos Santos Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte	La Mision Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Salsipuedes Baja Norte
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	21	79	382	79	30	7	7	4	30	30	382	79	17	7	4	7	30	79	79	79	30	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Norte	Calafia				Calafia	Calafia	Calafia	Calafia	Calafia	Calafia			Islas de Todos Santos	Islas de Todos Santos	Calafia	Calafia	Calafia				Calafia	Calafia
Rating (10 max)	3				3	3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3	3	3				3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	El Bajo Sinaloa	El Bajo Sinaloa	Marmols Left Point Sinaloa	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Zicatela Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Costa Sol Guerrero	Ahijedero Colima	Dimas Rivermouth Sinaloa	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Scorpion Bay (San Juanico) Baja Sur	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Islas Marietas Nayarit	Punta Conejo Oaxaca	Zicatela Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca	Playa Manzanilla Oaxaca
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	6

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