Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 1AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Playa Escondida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2867 | 2807 | 2516 | 2196 | 2171 | 2146 | 2146 | 2048 | 1813 | 1487 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 978 | 978 | 870 | 749 | 670 | 515 | 431 | 431 | 394 | 394 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 8:24PM2.13m | 9:00AM2.36m | 9:23PM2.10m | 9:54AM2.44m | 10:26PM2.13m | 10:52AM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:24PM0.81m | 2:33AM0.69m | 3:22PM0.75m | 3:28AM0.70m | 4:23PM0.66m | 4:27AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | |
5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
2867 | 2807 | 2516 | 2196 | 2171 | 2146 | 2146 | 2048 | 1813 | 1487 | 1199 | 1184 | 1040 | 978 | 978 | 870 | 749 | 670 | 515 | 431 | 431 | 394 | 394 | 325 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
346 | 280 | 238 | 232 | 212 | 178 | 257 | 284 | 252 | 210 | 201 | 169 | 180 | 155 | 152 | 148 | 117 | 115 | 117 | 116 | 116 | 92 | 88 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | 71 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
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