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Escondido surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Escondido surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Escondido sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Escondido today?
The current surf forecast for Escondido at 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Escondido. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 136 | 134 | 103 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 87 | 66 | 59 | 57 | 43 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 1.99 | 10:08PM 2.21 | 10:42AM 1.92 | 11:05PM 2.14 | 11:49AM 1.92 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:32AM 0.70 | 3:40PM 0.70 | 4:35AM 0.73 | 4:42PM 0.81 | 5:36AM 0.72 | 5:44PM 0.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
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