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Celestino surfForecast / Sinaloa / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Celestino surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Celestino sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Celestino today?
The current surf forecast for Celestino at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Celestino. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 27 | 60 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 84 | 54 | 54 | 77 | 70 | 101 | 101 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:58AM 1.62 | 7:55PM 1.32 | 6:26AM 1.67 | 8:24PM 1.35 | 6:55AM 1.72 | 8:52PM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:14PM 0.27 | 12:37AM 0.96 | 1:40PM 0.19 | 1:04AM 0.95 | 2:08PM 0.13 | 1:30AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
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