Platanitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.35° N 105.24° W

Platanitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Platanitos sea temperature is
31.6°C
2.2° 

Platanitos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Platanitos today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Platanitos at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
SW
14
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
233
229
229
229
223
223
210
202
202
284
171
171
130
123
123
123
123
106
173
167
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
NE
5
ENE
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
10
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:31AM1.24m
6:06PM1.38m
8:33AM1.33m
7:07PM1.51m
8:46AM1.41m
7:53PM1.61m
Low Tide
1:00PM1.03m
1:34AM0.19m
1:36PM0.87m
2:08AM0.11m
2:09PM0.71m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
1
5
3
4
6
4
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
30
29
28
27
26
27
30
30
30
28
27
27
26
27
29
30
29
28
Feels °C
35
33
33
34
33
32
31
30
31
34
32
34
33
31
32
30
31
32
33
34
32
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