Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Paso sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
887
857
789
761
870
742
733
724
724
838
589
661
544
522
776
938
950
827
817
806
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:04PM1.65m
7:19AM1.44m
2:59PM1.58m
6:55AM1.51m
4:35PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:18PM0.65m
9:39AM1.42m
11:17PM0.60m
11:29AM1.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
25
26
26
22
21
20
21
23
22
21
22
23
22
22
22
24
22
21
21
22
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