Surf Forecasts:
Cabo San Quintin surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 15 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 15 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period, WNW swell with 7,837 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 10 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Cabo San Quintin this week:
The surf forecast for Cabo San Quintin over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 10) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Cabo San Quintin in the next 16 days are 3.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 24) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Tue 10th Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 15th Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Cabo San Quintin over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1374 | 979 | 690 | 700 | 793 | 805 | 690 | 587 | 1493 | 1900 | 2130 | 2076 | 1939 | 2218 | 7665 | 6346 | 4947 | 2787 | 1578 | 1068 | 5225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.53m | 8:40AM2.21m | 10:27PM1.44m | 9:07AM2.13m | 11:13PM1.36m | 9:36AM2.02m | 00:18AM1.30m | 10:08AM1.89m | 2:37AM1.31m | 10:47AM1.75m | 11:53AM1.59m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.19m | 2:20AM1.04m | 3:56PM0.26m | 2:41AM1.10m | 4:34PM0.36m | 2:59AM1.16m | 5:18PM0.47m | 3:14AM1.23m | 6:12PM0.57m | 2:57AM1.31m | 7:18PM0.64m | 8:26PM0.68m | |||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 19 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 19 |
| kJ | 1374 | 979 | 690 | 700 | 793 | 805 | 690 | 587 | 1493 | 1900 | 2130 | 2076 | 1939 | 2218 | 7665 | 6346 | 4947 | 2787 | 1578 | 1068 | 5225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 167 | 164 | 251 | 162 | 186 | 180 | 138 | 268 | 40 | 37 | 220 | 211 | 504 | 226 | 512 | 344 | 325 | 321 | 213 | 195 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 22 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 19 | WNW 22 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 154 | 121 | 109 | 258 | 248 | 36 | 176 | 427 | 99 | — | — | — | 14 | 397 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 283 | 283 | 0 | 450 | 233 | 170 | 555 | 71 | 170 | 197 | 283 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 233 |
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