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Chacahua surfForecast / Oaxaca / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
28.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Chacahua today?
The current surf forecast for Chacahua at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Chacahua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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 kJ (?) | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 38 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 66 | 61 | 63 | 104 | 134 | 171 | 171 | 104 | 104 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | on | on | on | glass | off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:34AM 0.71 | 10:35PM 0.92 | 10:23AM 0.64 | 11:24PM 0.92 | 11:16AM 0.59 | 12:14AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:42PM 0.15 | 5:05AM 0.33 | 4:23PM 0.18 | 6:09AM 0.32 | 5:07PM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
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