K-38 surf break

K-38 surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 Oct 2025 PDT
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K-38 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's K-38 sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at K-38 today?

The current surf forecast for K-38 at 6PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s

Table - waves today at K-38. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)201817161616161616151516161515151414151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134174227385362353277277277270326348344318309305301297305309305297229285
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
glassoncross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
1.33
10:38AM
1.96
1:27AM
1.24
11:08AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
0.43
4:04AM
1.13
6:23PM
0.51
4:00AM
1.20
7:26PM
0.59
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Sunrise------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset-6:05-------6:04-------6:02------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817171717161919181717171617181919171717171820
Feels °C (?)191818181818161918191818181618181819171818171819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Baja Norte

  1. weather stationWind Update Onshore wind has changed to cross-on at K-38 (light winds from the WSW at Tijuana International Airport 31 km from K-38). 0.7m 7s swell from the W with a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell from the WNW and a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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19 km/h
WSW
0.0
18.0
Air / Water (°C)
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