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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Mon 19

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Zipacate7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft681 kJ

5 ft490 kJ

4 ft395 kJ

5 ft631 kJ

5 ft549 kJ

4 ft291 kJ

3 ft267 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Zipacate, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	681kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	490kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Wed 21Oct	33, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	395kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	30°C
Thu 22Oct	45, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	631kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	30°C
Fri 23Oct	40, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	549kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Sat 24Oct	30, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	291kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	30°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	267kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	30°C

El Paredon2 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft639 kJ

4 ft464 kJ

4 ft401 kJ

5 ft604 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft314 kJ

3 ft259 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at El Paredon, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	5 ft12 ssoft	639kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	30°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	4 ft12 ssoft	464kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots, offshore	31°C
Wed 21Oct	32, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	401kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	31°C
Thu 22Oct	46, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	604kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots, offshore	31°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	524kJ	wind from the north, 3 knots, offshore	32°C
Sat 24Oct	29, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	314kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	31°C
Sun 25Oct	26, too small	3 ft11 ssoft	259kJ	wind from the south, 2 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