El Paredón Surf Spot
El Paredón, Guatemala
Where is El Paredón?
El Paredón is an A-frame beach break near El Paredón in Guatemala. Best season: March to October (south swells). Level: Intermediate. GPS: 13.9280, -91.0550.
About This Break
El Paredón is Guatemala’s best-known surf destination, an exposed black-sand beach break on the Pacific coast near Sipacate. Its open exposure to the Pacific gives it a dependable supply of long-period Southern Hemisphere groundswell, with shifting sandbars producing lefts, rights and A-frame peaks along a long stretch of beach. El Paredón as consistent, identifies S–SW/SSW groundswell as the optimum swell source and favors northerly offshore winds.
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Spot Characteristics
Local Knowledge
Moderate; can get busy in peak season
Rip currents form between the sandbars — always check conditions before paddling out.
