El Escambrón Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.09° W

El Escambrón 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Escambrón sea temperature is
29.1° C
0.6° 

El Escambrón surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at El Escambrón today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for El Escambrón at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

Table - waves today at El Escambrón. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
E
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
5
0.4
E
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
60
52
50
115
90
90
90
33
33
32
32
64
64
64
64
29
21
25
26
21
21
66
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:49PM0.50m
00:26AM0.37m
1:44PM0.50m
1:00AM0.33m
2:41PM0.49m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.07m
7:06PM0.17m
6:42AM0.05m
8:09PM0.20m
7:22AM0.04m
9:14PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:49
6:47
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
28
30
30
29
27
27
27
27
27
30
30
29
27
27
27
26
27
30
31
31
28
27
Feels °C
28
29
30
30
29
29
29
30
30
30
31
30
29
29
30
30
29
31
32
33
32
31
30
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