Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Escondido sea temperature is
28.3°C
5.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Escondido today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 1AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1256
1225
897
886
1179
1164
1046
714
606
598
598
459
590
520
459
459
472
339
466
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:13PM1.94m
8:16AM1.86m
9:16PM1.85m
9:24AM1.76m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.66m
2:17AM0.95m
2:43PM0.79m
3:26AM1.05m
3:53PM0.87m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
28
26
26
Feels °C
30
30
29
28
29
28
29
30
29
28
28
28
26
28
30
29
30
28
29
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