Chacahua surf break

Chacahua surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 CST
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Chacahua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Chacahua sea temperature is
30.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chacahua today?

The current surf forecast for Chacahua at 4PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Chacahua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414131313131312131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1010982799943943930917904862837714693595304284280280292378373307302157146
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
W
10
W
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.96
10:21PM
0.73
11:08AM
0.90
11:27PM
0.73
12:08PM
0.84
12:36AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.23
4:28AM
0.14
5:36PM
0.25
5:37AM
0.20
6:36PM
0.26
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:29----
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part cloud
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Rain (mm)
1--1-------14-33222--735
Temp. °C262829282726252526282827272626262627272727262525
Feels °C (?)303031313129272830313130323030303030303030302829
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Oaxaca

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Chacahua (light winds from the WSW at Puerto Escondido Airport 77 km from Chacahua). 1.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 1.2m 8s swell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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