About El Paredón

El Paredón is a town in Escuintla Department, Guatemala. From El Paredón you can reach 2 surf spots. The nearest is El Paredon, a surf spot 2 km from the centre. Overture lists 16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GUA, 95 km away.

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Staying in El Paredón

16 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GUA, 95 km, RER, 95 km, TAP, 170 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from El Paredón.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in El Paredón each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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El Paredon2 kmabout 5 min by car

6 ft928 kJ

5 ft517 kJ

4 ft456 kJ

4 ft334 kJ

5 ft588 kJ

4 ft454 kJ

3 ft294 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at El Paredon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	56, good	6 ft13 ssoft	928kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	64, good	5 ft12 ssoft	517kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	68, good	4 ft12 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	67, good	4 ft10 ssoft	334kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	59, good	5 ft12 ssoft	588kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	70, good	4 ft12 ssoft	454kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	32°C
Sat 24Oct	65, good	3 ft12 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	31°C

Zipacate7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

6 ft936 kJ

5 ft531 kJ

4 ft471 kJ

4 ft293 kJ

5 ft615 kJ

4 ft484 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Zipacate, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	55, good	6 ft13 ssoft	936kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Mon 19Oct	63, good	5 ft12 ssoft	531kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	63, good	4 ft11 ssoft	471kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	65, good	4 ft10 ssoft	293kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	5 ft12 ssoft	615kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	64, good	4 ft12 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	66, good	4 ft12 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of El Paredón, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near El Paredón

Bora El Paredón0.5 km from the centre
Chef in Flip Flops Beach Haus0.6 km from the centre
The Spaceship Restaurant2.0 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

El Paredón, Guatemala