Surf Break

Lat Long: 0.99° S 80.85° W

Escondido 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Escondido sea temperature is
27.5°C
5.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Escondido at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-05) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
NW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
142
142
85
84
61
108
140
200
171
220
318
418
407
463
456
424
412
406
400
400
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:18PM2.16m
2:42AM2.37m
2:57PM2.31m
3:15AM2.52m
3:33PM2.44m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.66m
8:26PM0.50m
8:53AM0.49m
9:02PM0.39m
9:28AM0.33m
9:38PM0.31m
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Temp °C
26
28
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
26
25
25
26
25
25
27
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
29
27
27
28
26
27
27
29
28
25
25
25
27
26
27
29
29
28
28
29
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