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Calafia surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 13 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 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Calafia today?
The current surf forecast for Calafia at 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
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 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 27 | 41 | 66 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:34AM 1.88 | 5:07PM 1.35 | 5:07AM 1.95 | 6:17PM 1.37 | 5:37AM 2.02 | 7:11PM 1.41 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:30AM 0.80 | 10:21PM 0.90 | 12:15PM 0.63 | 11:03PM 0.99 | 12:53PM 0.48 | 11:41PM 1.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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