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Calafia surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 12 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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Calafia today?
The current surf forecast for Calafia at 8AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Calafia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 57 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 66 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 1.80 | 3:40PM 1.39 | 4:34AM 1.88 | 5:07PM 1.35 | 5:07AM 1.95 | 6:17PM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27AM 0.99 | 9:36PM 0.78 | 11:30AM 0.80 | 10:21PM 0.90 | 12:15PM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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