Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.47° N 66.09° W

El Escambrón 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's El Escambrón sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.3° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Escambrón at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
15
1.3
NNW
14
1.5
NNW
13
1.6
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.1
N
11
0.9
NNE
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
649
793
800
807
694
625
504
475
466
403
382
277
187
143
140
176
146
143
176
180
184
227
187
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM0.34m
4:34PM0.51m
4:36AM0.38m
5:13PM0.50m
5:39AM0.44m
5:52PM0.48m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.16m
11:09PM0.23m
10:31AM0.18m
11:41PM0.20m
11:37AM0.19m
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:20
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5:58
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5:58
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 mm
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1
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3
1
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1
1
3
3
Temp °C
26
25
26
29
30
29
27
26
26
25
26
30
31
30
27
26
26
26
27
30
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
33
32
32
30
30
30
29
30
33
33
32
31
30
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
30
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