Escondido Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escondido sea temperature is
26.8° C
4.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
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)
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SSW
8
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
380
474
480
468
309
301
297
297
346
336
327
288
242
282
326
321
321
255
169
176
233
169
110
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:21AM2.44m
7:48PM2.20m
8:02AM2.25m
8:36PM2.03m
8:47AM2.07m
9:32PM1.88m
Low Tide
1:08AM0.43m
1:39PM0.43m
1:50AM0.61m
2:23PM0.57m
2:35AM0.79m
3:13PM0.70m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:29
6:29
6:29
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
24
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
27
27
29
28
27
26
25
26
26
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
25
27
27
25
25
26
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