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:
Reef and point	2.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	13.2°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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Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 14 April 2021, 20:08 Local Time

m, °C	Wed		Thu
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off

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Tides at Cabo San Quintin

Current tide and informaton

For Cabo San Quintin, 11.0 km from Cabo San Quintin.

Next High Water: 10:32pm | 2.08m

Next Low Water: 05:26am | 0.41m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cabo San Quintin Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.2 °C) at Cabo San Quintin is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

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