Surf forecast · Guatemala · Escuintla
Surf forecast El Paredón today
Waves, swell and wind at El Paredón (Escuintla, Guatemala) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun light wind.
El Paredón surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Fun Best window 16:00–18:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 10–20 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 2–8 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 2–11 km/h ↑ESE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.3 m · 12 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 10–22 km/h ↑S onshore |
| 15:00 | 1.3 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 12–29 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 2–6 km/h ↑NNW light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 2–12 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 6–16 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 10 s ↑SSW | 13–27 km/h ↑SW onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 10:00–13:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 5–8 km/h ↑NNE light wind |
| 09:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 3–13 km/h ↑N light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 8–18 km/h ↑SSW light wind |
| 15:00 | 1.1 m · 11 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑SSW | 13–28 km/h ↑WSW onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 13:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around El Paredón
Open the waves map centred on El Paredón
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at El Paredón today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 12 s from SSW, swell 1.3 m · 11 s SSW (Sat 13:00).
- Is the wind offshore at El Paredón?
- Wind 5 km/h from S: light wind for a beach facing SSW.
- When is the best time to surf El Paredón today?
- 16:00–18:00 (fun, light wind)
- How warm is the water at El Paredón?
- 30.2 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
El Zonte 183 km · El Tunco 189 km · Punta Roca 196 km · Las Flores 332 km · Barra de la Cruz 566 km · Popoyo 601 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off El Paredón, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.