Cabo San Quintin Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Baja Norte, Mexico)

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Cabo San Quintin Surf Guide

Cabo San Quintin in Baja Norte is an exposed reef and point break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. There is a right hand reef break It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for rocks and sharks.

Cabo San Quintin Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	15.1°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cabo San Quintin:

The best conditions reported for surf at Cabo San Quintin occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Cabo San Quintin (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cabo San Quintin with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 38% of the time in January while 62% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 0% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

38%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

62%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Cabo San Quintin Location Map

Interactive Cabo San Quintin surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Cabo San Quintin is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE) in Mexico, which is 170 km (106 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Cabo San Quintin is Punta Penasco Airport (PPE), also in Mexico, 251 km (156 miles) away.

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Cabo San Quintin Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 21:46 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW
Period (s)	16	15	15	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Cabo San Quintin look like?

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Tides at Cabo San Quintin

Current tide and informaton

For Cabo San Quintin, 0 km from Cabo San Quintin.

Next High Water: 10:22pm | 2.1m

Next Low Water: 05:48am | 0.4m

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Cabo San Quintin Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Cabo San Quintin is rather cool (15.1 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.