Playa Novillero surf break

Playa Novillero surfForecast / Nayarit / Mexico

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 May 2026 CST
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Playa Novillero surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa Novillero sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa Novillero today?

The current surf forecast for Playa Novillero at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (17 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
142
89
116
147
167
167
167
167
164
155
113
142
142
142
109
109
84
83
82
80
103
75
99
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
ESE
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:36AM1.49m
9:30PM1.98m
11:25AM1.39m
10:06PM1.90m
12:22PM1.28m
10:44PM1.77m
Low Tide
3:59AM-0.10m
3:31PM0.83m
4:42AM-0.05m
4:03PM0.91m
5:28AM0.06m
4:35PM0.99m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:36
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
26
25
26
28
29
28
27
26
25
24
26
28
29
28
26
25
24
23
25
28
28
28
26
25
30
28
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
27
30
29
29
28
27
28
27
25
28
28
26
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
16
Energy kJ
142
142
84
116
147
167
167
167
167
164
155
113
142
142
22
21
14
84
83
82
80
78
13
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
12
12
89
67
12
13
20
19
18
17
16
15
31
31
142
109
109
13
13
74
69
103
75
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
6
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
26
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.3
WSW
17
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
41
66
12
67
13
2
31
31
32
13
12
13
13
61
75
58
58
59
22
11
11
66
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
11
18
3
30
30
8
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
61
183
183
182
106
0
0
0
0
182
182
182
106
0
0
0
0
182
182
182
106
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nayarit
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Mexico
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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