Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 12AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
450
526
488
616
609
694
679
742
783
765
755
746
943
1052
1271
1256
1225
897
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:40PM2.22m
6:43AM2.14m
7:22PM2.07m
7:25AM1.99m
8:13PM1.94m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.67m
1:02PM0.52m
1:24AM0.82m
1:47PM0.66m
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cloud
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cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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4
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
30
29
29
29
31
30
31
30
29
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