Escondido Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escondido sea temperature is
26.9° C
4.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
598
598
520
428
410
404
404
410
410
410
404
355
382
398
398
380
411
480
344
309
301
297
297
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:03AM2.74m
6:22PM2.50m
6:42AM2.61m
7:05PM2.37m
7:21AM2.44m
7:48PM2.20m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.21m
00:28AM0.26m
12:58PM0.30m
1:08AM0.43m
1:39PM0.43m
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:30
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
26
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
24
26
25
24
25
24
23
23
25
27
25
25
26
25
26
26
28
28
27
26
25
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