Frailes South surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 MST
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Frailes South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frailes South sea temperature is
25.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frailes South today?

The current surf forecast for Frailes South at 6PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
239
236
180
178
170
163
158
158
211
211
240
481
451
428
422
439
463
469
469
457
362
269
405
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
N
20
N
5
N
5
WSW
0
S
5
ESE
5
W
15
NNW
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:29AM1.21m
5:49PM1.48m
6:23AM1.29m
6:13PM1.61m
7:12AM1.34m
6:41PM1.72m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.56m
00:21AM0.44m
12:02PM0.58m
00:57AM0.22m
12:36PM0.62m
1:35AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:51
6:51
6:52
Temp °C
30
32
33
32
29
29
27
29
33
34
33
32
29
30
28
29
33
34
33
32
30
32
31
26
28
30
30
31
29
28
26
26
27
28
30
31
29
30
28
27
29
29
31
31
30
30
30
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
239
239
236
180
178
170
163
158
158
156
30
24
481
451
428
422
439
463
469
469
457
362
269
405
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
Energy kJ
72
84
52
52
52
51
74
53
155
211
211
240
18
18
13
57
56
53
51
50
33
23
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
8
8
17
63
63
63
63
121
63
45
158
141
58
58
57
14
14
52
51
50
50
55
146
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
N
6
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
Energy kJ
6
12
26
44
33
30
32
47
42
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
24
24
68
0
0
0
0
0
27
27
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
71
27
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Baja Sur
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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