Surf Break

Lat Long: 12.34° S 76.83° W

El Paso 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Paso sea temperature is
22.3°C
5.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Paso at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1303
1334
1586
1492
1438
1179
1164
1135
1091
1034
833
821
726
716
706
639
676
465
511
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:38PM0.72m
11:59PM0.71m
11:55AM0.37m
Low Tide
2:19PM0.24m
3:01PM0.29m
8:58AM0.35m
4:28PM0.33m
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Temp °C
22
20
20
20
20
20
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23
22
20
20
19
19
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21
Feels °C
22
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20
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22
22
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