Malibu · Los Angeles County · California
Escondido Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Malibu, California
Escondido Beach, Malibu, California: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 1.1 ft at 16 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 6 mph onshore wind from the southeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 1.1 ft · 16 s · SSWplus 0.5 ft · 15 s · WSW
- Wind
- 6 mph (SE)onshore
- Tide
- 3.7 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:22 amset 4:55 pm
Escondido Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Escondido Beach: 4 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Escondido Beach: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SE) | 6.4 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (SE) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 1.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 5.5 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7.0 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 7.2 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6.8 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (SE) | 5.8 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (SSE) | 4.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (S) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
Escondido Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Escondido Beach arrive about every 3 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 2.2 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 3 minutes or so, each lasting about 26 s
- Lulls
- about 250 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 20% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.7 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Escondido Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Escondido Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 2–3 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Escondido Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.2 ft · 16 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.1 ft · 15 s · SSW | 6 mph cross-shore (NE) | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.0 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (SW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6 mph onshore (SSW) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · SSW | calm | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 16 s · S | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–4 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 7 s · WSW | 6 mph offshore (NW), gusts 12 | 10 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 2–4 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 9 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–3 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (N) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Escondido Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Escondido Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Escondido Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:58 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:19 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:33 pm and high 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.7 ft and falling.
Escondido Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:58 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:19 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:33 pmHigh 4.9 ft at 9:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:31 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:47 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:05 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:32 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.4 ft at 2:56 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:12 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:45 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:33 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.7 ft at 3:07 amHigh 6.7 ft at 9:46 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:28 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.3 ft at 12:40 amLow 4.0 ft at 3:31 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:21 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.4 ft at 2:13 amLow 4.3 ft at 3:50 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:59 amLow 1.7 ft at 7:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.4 ft at 4:23 amLow 4.4 ft at 4:34 amHigh 5.6 ft at 11:49 amLow 1.7 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:37 amLow 4.5 ft at 7:37 amHigh 5.2 ft at 1:01 pmLow 1.8 ft at 9:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:54 amLow 4.2 ft at 9:53 amHigh 4.9 ft at 2:36 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Escondido Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Escondido Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 6 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 72 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Escondido Beach
- Paradise Cove0.8 mi WSW · 1–2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Latigo Point1.1 mi ENE · 2 ft · Poor
- Little Dume2.1 mi SW · 2 ft · Fair
- Dan Blocker (Corral) Beach2.3 mi ENE · 2 ft · Good
- Point Dume2.6 mi WSW · 2–3 ft · Fair
- Westward Beach2.7 mi WSW · 3–4 ft · Good
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About Escondido Beach
Escondido Beach is a beach break in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, facing south.
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