El Paso Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 1AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
157
186
168
227
296
231
231
166
132
176
172
166
358
362
510
437
375
203
201
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:56AM1.70m
11:07PM2.20m
12:38PM1.75m
11:55PM1.96m
1:20PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.89m
6:05AM0.15m
6:01PM0.90m
6:42AM0.34m
7:06PM0.92m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:53
7:52
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
20
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
23
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
21
20
20
22
21
22
21
21
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