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La Pastora surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 MSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Pastora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Pastora sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Pastora today?
The current surf forecast for La Pastora at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at La Pastora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 15 | |
200 | 313 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 208 | 202 | 180 | 171 | 166 | 164 | 209 | 152 | 251 | 384 | 332 | 148 | 305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:21AM1.36m | 9:11PM2.04m | 11:17AM1.26m | 9:51PM1.90m | 12:27PM1.19m | 10:35PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM0.88m | 4:34AM0.04m | 3:27PM0.96m | 5:27AM0.20m | 4:03PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | 6:58 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | 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 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | S 13 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 200 | 313 | 299 | 295 | 295 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 208 | 202 | 157 | 155 | 144 | 106 | 209 | 104 | 23 | 384 | 332 | 119 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 17 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | S 12 | WNW 5 | S 13 | SW 15 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 81 | 49 | 79 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 180 | 125 | 171 | 166 | 164 | 104 | 152 | 106 | 18 | 117 | 109 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 21 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SSW 19 | S 12 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 20 | 49 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 44 | 76 | 108 | 132 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 180 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 251 | 110 | 109 | 148 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 135 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | — | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 10 | 82 | 29 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 29 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 10 | 29 |
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