Platanitos Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.35° N 105.24° W

Platanitos 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Platanitos sea temperature is
31.6° C
2.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 26s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Platanitos at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)26s
Evening (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
9
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
25
0.7
SW
24
0.9
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.5
SW
23
0.7
SW
22
1.2
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
158
158
138
134
86
237
171
80
154
541
920
661
444
268
453
1302
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
15
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:57PM1.28m
9:15AM1.12m
6:01PM1.33m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.55m
1:23AM0.44m
12:44PM1.06m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
 mm
11
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
29
31
31
30
29
29
27
27
29
30
30
30
26
Feels °C
35
36
34
33
34
35
35
34
34
35
32
32
34
34
34
35
29
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