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Calafia surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Calafia surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Calafia sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Calafia today?
The current surf forecast for Calafia at 2PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Calafia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 41 | 24 | 23 | 56 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 186 | 45 | 45 | 537 | 528 | 464 | 464 | 279 | 231 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:07AM 2.08 | 7:55PM 1.45 | 6:38AM 2.14 | 8:33PM 1.47 | 7:10AM 2.19 | 9:09PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM 0.36 | 12:18AM 1.09 | 1:59PM 0.27 | 12:52AM 1.11 | 2:33PM 0.20 | 1:26AM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
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