Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escondido sea temperature is
28.4°C
5.4° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 5AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
2
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
475
528
614
790
772
737
694
677
1027
1014
1001
917
1018
793
763
536
529
529
631
666
883
811
666
543
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:00PM1.83m
00:35AM2.06m
12:56PM1.97m
1:18AM2.22m
1:43PM2.13m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.95m
6:09PM0.82m
6:53AM0.80m
7:00PM0.72m
7:37AM0.61m
7:44PM0.60m
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Temp °C
26
25
25
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
28
29
31
30
28
28
29
30
30
30
31
30
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
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