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El Bajo surfForecast / Sinaloa / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
El Bajo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's El Bajo sea temperature is
27.2° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at El Bajo today?
The current surf forecast for El Bajo at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at El Bajo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | |
186 | 183 | 180 | 246 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 195 | 195 | 149 | 145 | 140 | 136 | 162 | 162 | 201 | 198 | 188 | 193 | 236 | 173 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:28AM1.32m | 9:01PM1.83m | 11:26AM1.22m | 9:38PM1.71m | 12:44PM1.15m | 10:17PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM-0.06m | 2:58PM0.90m | 4:28AM0.05m | 3:29PM0.98m | 5:19AM0.21m | 4:00PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
28 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 186 | 183 | 180 | 246 | 229 | 225 | 225 | 222 | 222 | 195 | 195 | 149 | 145 | 140 | 136 | 131 | 131 | 129 | 98 | 188 | 193 | 236 | 173 | 180 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 103 | 96 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 125 | 201 | 198 | 98 | 94 | 70 | 83 | 236 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | WSW 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 48 | 104 | 102 | 46 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 162 | 162 | 72 | 72 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 133 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 293 | 227 | 24 |
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