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La Punta surfForecast / Baja Sur / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 MST
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La Punta surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Punta sea temperature is
25.5° C
 (Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at La Punta today?

The current surf forecast for La Punta at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (MST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at La Punta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)151616161614151414151515141413131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)113171173171102711421401861421041041381291181181161161166885846765
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
WNW
0
N
5
S
15
SW
15
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
ESE
5
SW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:19PM
1.35
9:30AM
1.68
10:44PM
1.38
10:04AM
1.56
11:11PM
1.42
10:42AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
0.69
4:17PM
0.19
4:09AM
0.68
4:42PM
0.30
4:54AM
0.68
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------5:59-------6:00-------6:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232323232326262523232323232526252323232323252525
Feels °C (?)232223222224252322232223232424232222222222262523
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