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Hammerhead surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Hammerhead surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hammerhead sea temperature is
27.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Hammerhead today?
The current surf forecast for Hammerhead at 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Hammerhead. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 90 | 89 | 135 | 119 | 83 | 75 | 49 | 48 | 73 | 47 | 72 | 72 | 121 | 55 | 41 | 54 | 53 | 49 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:11PM 1.10 | 4:10AM 1.10 | 2:24PM 0.94 | 4:58AM 1.17 | 5:19PM 0.92 | 5:31AM 1.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 0.56 | 11:10AM 0.91 | 9:28PM 0.67 | 12:16PM 0.74 | 10:50PM 0.75 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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