Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Paso sea temperature is
22.5°C
3.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 8AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
346
346
346
425
431
557
557
557
557
454
448
448
448
352
317
505
499
493
493
487
366
568
507
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
15
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
NW
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:09AM1.70m
6:29PM1.70m
7:23AM1.82m
7:14PM1.74m
7:41AM1.96m
7:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.53m
12:50PM0.96m
00:55AM0.53m
1:24PM0.76m
1:21AM0.55m
1:59PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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6:56
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2
3
2
2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
20
20
21
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
17
18
18
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