Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Escondido sea temperature is
28.5°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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 11PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
920
909
1004
1096
897
1082
853
809
640
631
623
614
606
606
606
466
459
667
521
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
5
SW
15
W
20
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:49PM2.54m
4:56AM2.54m
5:25PM2.46m
5:31AM2.43m
6:02PM2.35m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.35m
11:11AM0.17m
11:27PM0.43m
11:46AM0.26m
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Temp °C
27
26
26
25
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25
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Feels °C
28
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