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Escondido surfForecast / Manabi / Ecuador
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 -05Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Escondido surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Escondido sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Escondido today?
The current surf forecast for Escondido at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Escondido. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 114 | 94 | 93 | 88 | 103 | 101 | 75 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 136 | 134 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 99 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:32AM 2.26 | 8:14PM 2.41 | 8:30AM 2.11 | 9:10PM 2.30 | 9:34AM 1.99 | 10:08PM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46PM 0.35 | 2:31AM 0.63 | 2:41PM 0.54 | 3:32AM 0.70 | 3:40PM 0.70 | 4:35AM 0.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 |
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