
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 9AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Playa Escondida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
472 | 447 | 384 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 280 | 284 | 237 | 295 | 291 | 318 | 377 | 393 | 461 | 496 | 443 | 431 | 347 | 342 | 277 | 207 | 248 | 313 | 219 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.25m | 11:12PM2.47m | 11:42AM2.28m | 00:08AM2.54m | 12:40PM2.34m | 00:57AM2.62m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.67m | 4:47PM0.59m | 5:34AM0.59m | 5:48PM0.58m | 6:31AM0.48m | 6:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
472 | 447 | 384 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 119 | 119 | 73 | 99 | 62 | 318 | 377 | 393 | 461 | 496 | 443 | 431 | 347 | 342 | 277 | 207 | 248 | 313 | 219 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | S 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 |
85 | 39 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 60 | 280 | 284 | 202 | 295 | 291 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 43 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 38 | 139 | 26 | 26 | 216 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | WSW 6 |
38 | 36 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 123 | 123 | 237 | 161 | 166 | 95 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 75 | 130 | 36 | 23 | 129 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 34 | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 82 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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