El Paso Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.02° N 116.89° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Paso sea temperature is
21.3° C
1.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
1.2
WNW
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
330
261
253
312
253
392
402
232
234
240
184
147
272
344
358
377
382
387
382
273
249
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:48PM1.87m
1:20AM1.33m
1:28PM1.82m
3:05AM1.16m
2:19PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:12AM0.74m
7:37PM0.77m
6:32AM0.92m
9:02PM0.80m
6:41AM1.08m
10:51PM0.75m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:27
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
24
23
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
21
23
21
20
21
22
21
22
22
23
22
21
21
22
21
22
24
24
23
24
23
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