Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 3PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
573
573
660
660
557
557
346
346
346
425
431
557
557
557
557
454
448
448
448
352
317
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59AM1.60m
5:39PM1.65m
7:09AM1.70m
6:29PM1.70m
7:23AM1.82m
7:14PM1.74m
Low Tide
12:15PM1.15m
00:28AM0.53m
12:50PM0.96m
00:55AM0.53m
1:24PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
21
21
22
19
20
20
19
19
20
18
19
18
18
17
17
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