Chacahua surf break

Chacahua surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 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
28.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Chacahua today?

The current surf forecast for Chacahua at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414991414141313131313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8111811888817910411811611611411411395901019998825655555554
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.91
12:11PM
0.54
1:14AM
0.91
1:12PM
0.54
2:05AM
0.92
2:13PM
0.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.32
5:58PM
0.18
8:10AM
0.30
6:54PM
0.19
8:58AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:19-------6:20-------6:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262423222426262626242423242728272625242424262626
Feels °C (?)302624212226272830262624252828292927252524262628
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