Escondido Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escondido sea temperature is
26.9° C
4.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
273
216
212
152
114
101
147
167
172
131
131
157
152
149
159
159
124
89
185
214
214
325
164
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:34AM2.73m
6:49PM2.46m
7:19AM2.63m
7:38PM2.33m
8:04AM2.48m
8:29PM2.18m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.07m
12:47PM0.30m
00:58AM0.21m
1:35PM0.38m
1:44AM0.39m
2:23PM0.48m
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6:26
6:26
6:26
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6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
27
26
26
24
23
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