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Aticama surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Aticama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aticama sea temperature is
27.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aticama today?
The current surf forecast for Aticama at 9PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aticama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:14AM 1.18 | 2:25PM 1.00 | 5:02AM 1.24 | 5:29PM 0.99 | 5:34AM 1.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:00PM 0.62 | 11:41AM 0.98 | 9:32PM 0.75 | 12:25PM 0.80 | 11:02PM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 29 |
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