El Socorro Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.27° N 115.80° W

El Socorro 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's El Socorro sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.2° 

El Socorro 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 Socorro today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for El Socorro at 12PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
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
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
264
301
264
261
253
239
229
225
178
178
151
151
151
149
147
209
121
186
214
367
268
272
358
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:48PM1.76m
4:20PM1.76m
8:38AM1.36m
5:40PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.73m
00:53AM0.61m
11:00AM1.33m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
22
24
25
24
22
22
21
22
22
24
24
24
22
21
21
20
22
24
25
24
21
21
Feels °C
22
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
23
24
23
25
24
24
23
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
21
21
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