El Paso Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Paso sea temperature is
21.2° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 1PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.1
WNW
8
0.6
SW
15
1.1
WNW
9
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
WNW
18
0.5
WNW
17
0.5
WNW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1
S
15
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
251
124
122
157
157
186
172
227
296
231
229
166
132
176
172
168
358
362
510
442
379
422
388
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM1.70m
11:07PM2.20m
12:38PM1.75m
11:55PM1.96m
1:20PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:26AM-0.01m
5:03PM0.89m
6:05AM0.15m
6:01PM0.90m
6:42AM0.34m
7:06PM0.92m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
21
19
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
23
20
22
21
21
21
21
19
19
19
20
21
21
22
21
21
20
21
21
23
23
22
22
21
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