Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa Escondida today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa Escondida at 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Playa Escondida. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:20AM2.66m | 6:37PM2.38m | 7:01AM2.62m | 7:24PM2.28m | 7:49AM2.57m | 8:18PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.46m | 00:41AM0.45m | 1:22PM0.49m | 1:27AM0.52m | 2:15PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 129 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 101 | 99 | 94 | 91 | 86 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 90 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 52 | 73 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 41 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 55 | 34 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 52 | 42 | 47 | 46 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 135 | 56 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 115 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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