Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) surfForecast / Baja Norte / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
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Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros) at 4PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (12 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)18s

Table - waves today at Playa Elefante (Isla Cedros). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
NW
2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
2
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
1.4
NW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
Period(s) (?)202019181818171616161616161515141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36450099314972019246226212498237923202146200717991506144613211111961820711659572572451
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.24
4:24AM
1.91
7:04PM
1.32
5:11AM
2.00
7:32PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.69
9:11PM
1.19
12:16PM
0.54
10:27PM
1.21
12:51PM
0.40
11:23PM
1.18
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---5:04-------5:05-------5:06----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161819201818181818202121191820191820212119181818
Feels °C (?)111415161414131414161717151516151416181716151515
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