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El Paso surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Paso surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Paso sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Paso today?
The current surf forecast for El Paso at 7PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at El Paso. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
144 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 246 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 150 | 150 | 174 | 226 | 291 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 248 | 279 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:24PM1.52m | 1:37AM1.88m | 4:27PM1.62m | 3:01AM1.70m | 5:15PM1.74m | 4:29AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM1.25m | 9:12AM0.34m | 9:34PM1.19m | 10:11AM0.46m | 11:07PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 32 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 143 | 135 | 150 | 128 | 174 | 133 | 291 | 295 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 255 | 248 | 279 | 272 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 174 | 174 | 176 | 246 | 249 | 249 | 249 | 80 | 74 | 72 | 226 | 103 | 90 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 39 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 23 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 144 | 132 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 99 | 150 | 11 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | NW 3 | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 135 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 80 | 88 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 427 | 79 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 79 | 900 | 79 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 79 |
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